Posted on 11/07/2022 5:58:04 PM PST by nickcarraway
Indonesian authorities said on Monday (Nov 7) it could take up to a month to free a crude oil tanker stuck in its waters, while the United States slapped sanctions on the vessel for alleged links to Hezbollah and a branch of Iran's Revolutionary Guards.
The Indonesian navy has been trying to free the Djibouti-registered vessel, Young Yong, which ran aground off Indonesia's Riau Islands on Oct 26.
The US last week issued sanctions against an international oil smuggling network it said supports Hezbollah and Iran's Quds Force, targeting dozens of people, companies and tankers as Washington sought to mount pressure on Tehran. The Young Yong was among the vessels sanctioned.
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They will have to pump all that oil off. Then get her free.
Before that, they’ll have to send divers down to see if it is OK.
Belly High
Young Yong……great name,
😀
Captain Sum Ting Wong?
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