Motor Tanker (M/T) Wila, a service provider vessel in worldwide waters en-route to the UAE port of Khor Fakkan, within the Gulf of Oman, was boarded by armed Iranian personnel who quick roped aboard the ship from an Iranian Sea King helicopter because it hovered above on Aug. 12, 2020. US Navy Photograph
An Iranian particular forces group boarded and seized a Liberian tanker off the coast of the United Arab Emirates for about 5 hours on Wednesday. The motion by Iranian forces drew swift condemnation from the U.S.-led collation created to discourage harassment of service provider ships out and in of the Persian Gulf. Learn Extra
