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  7 Nigerians Questioned After UK Forces Storm Tanker off Isle of Wight

  Posted by Tia on 28 October 2020 at 1:27 pm

  The UK armed forces boarded an oil tanker off England, ending a 10-hour standoff in which stowaways on the vessels had threatened the crew in what UK authorities described as a “suspected hijacking.”

  Seven Nigerians have been detained, while all 22 crew of the oil tanker are safe and well, the UK authorities said, after the Special Boat Service (SBS) put an end to the 10-hour standoff with an operation that lasted just nine minutes.

  The Nave Andromeda crude oil tanker, traveling under the flag of Liberia, departed from Lagos, Nigeria, in early October and was on route the Fawley Oil Refinery near Southampton in England.

  The tanker was already approaching its destination when stowaways on the vessel made threats to the crew while the tanker was in the English Channel, just east of the Isle of Wight.

  The UK Ministry of Defence said that “In response to a police request, the Defence Secretary and Home Secretary authorised Armed Forces personnel to board a ship in the English Channel to safeguard life and secure a ship that was subject to suspected hijacking.”

  “Armed forces have gained control of the ship and seven individuals have been detained. Police investigations will now continue.

  The question of how did these people get onboard the ship and stay hidden for so long is something only the Nigerians and the crew can explain.

  

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