Hijacked tanker crew foiled Iranian commando raid ...Kuwait

The crew of an oil tanker hijacked by suspected Iranian commandos off the coast of Oman this week may have foiled the plot by saying the vessel had engine problems, according to a media report. Armed men raided the Panama-flagged Asphalt Princess on Tuesday, in an apparent hijack attempt until the party left the vessel the following day. UK government sources told The Times that the armed group consisted of "eight or nine" men, believed to be Iranians, who had ordered the crew to sail the tanker to Iran. The sailors sabotaged the engines, leaving the tanker floating in the sea until friendly navy vessels arrived, forcing the suspected Iranian commandos to flee, the ne

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