This is a new one:"The Turkish-operated, Chinese-owned tanker entered the Gulf of Oman after moving through the Strait of Hormuz and was reportedly bound for Houston, Texas carrying Kuwaiti crude oil for US energy firm Chevron Corp.
Iran said the tanker collided with an unidentified Iranian vessel hours before its seizure, leading to several crew members falling overboard and going missing and others getting injured. The tanker then fled the scene and ignored radio calls for eight hours before its seizure based on a court order, the Iranian army said.
“We repeatedly called on the vessel to stop so we can conduct a more comprehensive investigation, but there was no cooperation,” Mostafa Tajodini, deputy for operations at the Iranian navy, told state media.
The vessel’s manager, a Turkish firm called Advantage Tankers, said similar experiences have shown that crew members – all 24 of whom are Indian – are in no danger."
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023...ize-a-us-bound-oil-tanker-in-the-gulf-of-oman
He Busy, lol.
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After the first tanker was seized, U.S. naval ships should have been escorting all tankers in the region owned by U.S. entities.
A Turkish-managed, Chinese-owned ship, with all crew members being Indian.
What flag are they flying on that ship?
The delivery of the oil was to the U.S. but is the ship U.S. registered?
I don't want to easily get drawn into someone else's conflict.
Keep in mind that the U.S. and our allies have patrolled the straight previously to stop oil tankers from any nation from being seized.
What happens if Iran seizes enough ships to stop trade in the region?
That was my bad. I cut and paste the article but missed the headline when i highlighted it and just filled it in by hand. The word American wasn't in there. Oops. It was an honest mistake though.I get all that. I am just trying to sort out the picture. In a post above it was referred to as an "American oil tanker." Just trying to find the "American" in it. What flag are they flying?
Iranian misconduct in the region requires response- official protests and all of that. Iranian misconduct upon an American flagged ship requires a more "hands-on" response.
I get all that. I am just trying to sort out the picture. In a post above it was referred to as an "American oil tanker." Just trying to find the "American" in it. What flag are they flying?
Iranian misconduct in the region requires response- official protests and all of that. Iranian misconduct upon an American flagged ship requires a more "hands-on" response.
Merchant ships will always fly a flag of convenience. Usually their actual ownership is in western nations. Same with cruise line ships.
I believe there are under 6 American flagged merchant ships -- nearly all involved in transporting U.S. military gear (roll on / roll off).
Yeh. I can't follow the thread I guess. Trading and all.
I read about oil tankers but then you reply back about U.S. military gear.
Will have to figure it out later I guess.
That was my bad. I cut and paste the article but missed the headline when i highlighted it and just filled it in by hand. The word American wasn't in there. Oops. It was an honest mistake though.
https://www.reuters.com/world/second-oil-tanker-week-seized-by-iran-gulf-us-navy-2023-05-03/
The point is that merchant ships use flags of convenience -- even when they are owned by U.S. companies. If a ship is flagged in the U.S. then they are subject to U.S. inspections and minimum pay laws -- and they don't want this. Thus all except for a small number are flagged overseas.