August 2021 Gulf of Oman incident
On 3 August 2021 the asphalt tanker Asphalt Princess, travelling from Khor Fakkan, UAE to the Sohar, Oman, was attacked and boarded in the Gulf of Oman.
In August 2021, Asphalt Princess was reported to have been hijacked in the Gulf of Oman, 60 miles to the east the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.[1] The hijackers are possibly supported by Iran.[2][3]
Three similar attacks happened in May 2019, June 2019 and July 2021.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Haynes, Deborah. "Iran-backed armed attackers suspected of seizing tanker off UAE coast". Sky News. Sky Group. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ "MV Asphalt Princess: Ship hijacked off UAE ordered to sail to Iran". BBC News. Broadcasting House, London: British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ↑ Piper, Elizabeth; Smout, Alistair (3 August 2021). "UK sources see Iran involved in potential vessel hijack, says Times newspaper". Reuters. Canary Wharf, London: Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
