The UK has reported a"potential hijack" of a ship off the coast of the United Arab Emirates as a security source said a tanker appears to have been seized.
UK Maritime Trade Operations, a part of the Ministry of Defence, described the incident as a"potential hijack". A group of eight or nine armed individuals are believed to have boarded the vessel, named Asphalt Princess, the security source told Sky News.There is no British link to the tanker.It comes as the Associated Press reported that at least four vessels sent out warnings saying they had lost control of their steering.
Oil tankers called Queen Ematha, Golden Brilliant, Jag Pooja and Abyss all reported through their Automatic Identification System trackers they were"not under command", according to MarineTraffic.com.
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