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Iran's IRGC seizes ship near Abu Musa, detains crew

Iran's IRGC seizes ship near Abu Musa, detains crew
Iran's IRGC seizes ship near Abu Musa, detains crew

2019-12-30 00:00:00 - From: Baghdad Post


Iran’s IRGC have seized a ship on suspicion of smuggling fuel in the Gulf near the island of Abu Musa, and detained its 16 Malaysian crew, the state news agency IRNA reported on Monday, according to Reuters.


IRNA said the ship was carrying nearly 1,312,000 liters of fuel. The report did not say what national flag the vessel was flying. Iran has frequently seized boats that it says are being used for smuggling fuel in the Gulf.