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Iran seizes oil tanker carrying 'smuggled fuel' in Persian Gulf, state media reports
Fox News ^ | August 4, 2019 | Nicole Darrah

Posted on 08/04/2019 7:04:28 AM PDT by BenLurkin

The ship was seized on Wednesday near Farsi Island, where an Iranian Guard Navy base is located, the news outlet reported. The island sits in the Persian Gulf between Saudi Arabia and Iran, north of the Strait of Hormuz.

Further information on the vessel, and the nationality of crew members, was not immediately clear.

The seizure marked the third such incident involving a commercial vessel in recent weeks — and the second accused of smuggling fuel.

The U.S. Fifth Fleet, based in Bahrain, told The Associated Press it did not have information to confirm the reports. Maritime tracking experts also said they did not have any immediate information about the incident or the vessel.

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TOPICS: War on Terror
KEYWORDS: farsiisland; iran; oil; persiangulf; tanker

1 posted on 08/04/2019 7:04:28 AM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

Anyone else see these acts by Iran as deflections aimed at provoking the US to help unify the dissidents on the home front in Iran?


2 posted on 08/04/2019 7:07:42 AM PDT by econjack
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To: BenLurkin

Is the worldwide glut of oil tankers still a problem?


3 posted on 08/04/2019 7:19:14 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: BenLurkin

Is the worldwide glut of oil tankers still a problem?


4 posted on 08/04/2019 7:19:59 AM PDT by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Iran can’t sell all it’s oil due to sanctions. Therefore they are in desperate situation. Economy is busted.


5 posted on 08/04/2019 7:28:00 AM PDT by entropy12 (Learn all you can from the mistakes of others. You won't have time to make them all yourself.)
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To: BenLurkin

AIS tracking map shows an unnamed tanker sitting in an Iranian port.


6 posted on 08/04/2019 7:36:31 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: Openurmind

I see no ships docked in Iranian ports except a search and rescue boat


7 posted on 08/04/2019 8:01:31 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: econjack

FWIW, I think this has more to do with INSTEX.


8 posted on 08/04/2019 8:04:24 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds)
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To: BenLurkin

Interesting that they are stopping the smuggling of Iranian Oil, which I guess was stolen?


9 posted on 08/04/2019 8:05:27 AM PDT by Reno89519 (No Amnesty! No Catch-and-Release! Just Say No to All Illegal Aliens! Arrest & Deport!)
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To: mewzilla
FWIW, I think this has more to do with INSTEX.

I don't understand. That allows them to get around sanctions with respect to the EU. How does attacking that ship make sense?

10 posted on 08/04/2019 8:17:24 AM PDT by econjack
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To: BenLurkin

Seizing themselves ?


11 posted on 08/04/2019 8:21:23 AM PDT by butlerweave
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To: econjack

same island...

BREAKING: Defense Secretary Slips Up, Reveals Obama Admin LED IRAN Straight to Our Sailors
Conservative Tribune ^ | 1/14/16 | By: Wilmot Proviso


12 posted on 08/04/2019 8:28:12 AM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge.)
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To: PIF

Let me see if I can find it again. I found it depends on which service you use, some are more detailed and show more vessels than others. Also draft is an issue for a vessel that size and would have to be anchored out further from the actual port, especially if loaded and displacement is maxed out.


13 posted on 08/04/2019 8:28:41 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: PIF

It just says “Tanker... Position received via satellite”.

Could be it? The red dot in the center of the map.

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:56.346/centery:27.069/zoom:13


14 posted on 08/04/2019 8:40:39 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: PIF

I may have steered myself wrong, I found two more in that area that are also unidentified. Can’t get details because they are behind a paywall at this site.


15 posted on 08/04/2019 8:54:53 AM PDT by Openurmind
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To: BenLurkin

Was not the tanker seized ENTERING the Gulf? Why would a tanker load up Iranian oil and head the wrong way? Refining it? I doubt that the Gulf State refineries are looking to work with Iranian crude for technical reasons — more trouble than it’s worth.


16 posted on 08/04/2019 9:10:28 AM PDT by Tallguy (Facts be d@mned! The narrative must be protected at all costs!)
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To: Openurmind

Not Free: https://www.vesselfinder.com

Not Free: https://www.myshiptracking.com

Not Free: https://shiptracker.live

Not Free: https://www.marinetraffic.com

None of those are the one I originally used what ever one that was.


17 posted on 08/04/2019 9:36:56 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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