ABU DHABI 20 July 2019: An official from the UAE Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime, declared that the Panama-flagged oil tanker, Riah, is neither UAE owned nor operated, and that no Emirati nationals were on board.
The tanker in question was occasionally anchoring in UAE waters to receive provisions, but never permitted to load or discharge cargoes owing to the fact it was more than 25 years old, in line with UAE maritime transport regulations.
The tanker disappeared in the Strait of Hormuz.
Yesterday, Iran reportedly seized British tanker Stena Impero from the same area.
Earlier, USA claimed to have shot down an Iranian drone which it said threatened one of its warships in the Strait of Hormuz.
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