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Something very very murky is going on in the Strait of Hormuz. Has Iran seized MT Riah? If so, no one is claiming the Panama-flagged vessel. Now seems to be suggestion she was moving oil from ship-to-ship, never docking, to avoid sanctions. Possibly destined for Somalia or Yemen
Tanker Iran said it towed after technical problems made no port calls over the past one year, had 27 days of dark activities and met 55 times with another vessel, trading patterns characteristic of clandestine ship-to-ship transfers
…list.maritimeintelligence.informa.com/LL1128421/Dive…
Some even claiming it's possibly a hoax
The tanker appears to have been managed by several different companies in the last few months. The last known management, KBR Petrochem, could not be reached for comment.
Some experts suggest this apparent seizure of the MT Riah tanker is just a show for home audience to look tough in response to the impounding of the Grace 1 by British authorities earlier this month
The mystery surrounding the seizure of the Riah by Iran. I attempt to break it down here telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/1…
Experts suggested amount of cargo on board Riah - just 6,000 barrels of crude - was so insignificant that it was likely Tehran only towed it to put on a show of strength after UK impounded Iranian supertanker Grace 1 (carrying 2m barrels) off Gibraltar telegraph.co.uk/news/2019/07/1…
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