Satellite images show the Advantage Sweet and Niovi tankers anchored near a naval base south of the city of Bandar Abbas as tensions rise between Iran and the West.
This satellite image from Planet Labs PBC shows the seized oil tanker Niovi off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on SaturdayTwo oil tankers seized by Iran have been spotted off the coast of one of the country's key port cities on the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
Satellite images show the Advantage Sweet and Niovi tankers anchored near a naval base south of the city of Bandar Abbas inIt is the most recent ship seizure conducted by Iran amid tensions with the West over its rapidly advancing nuclear programme, though it appears the two ships may have been taken for different reasons.
Iran seized the Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet, staffed by 23 Indians and one Russian, on 27 April as it travelled in the Gulf of Oman.Tehran claimed the ship had hit another vessel, but tracking data for the Advantage Sweet showed no unusual actions on its trip.Iran has made similar claims in the past to cover for the vessels being taken to use as pawns in negotiations with the West.
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