Dienstag, 31. Januar 2012

Iranian Navy Thwarts Pirate Attack on Oil Tanker in Int'l Waters

TEHRAN (FNA)- An attempt by the Somali pirates to hijack an oil tanker was thwarted after the Iranian Navy fleet deployed in the Gulf of Aden thwarted the attack with timely action.
"An oil tanker was attacked by pirates 35 miles Southeast of the Gulf of Aden," Lieutenant Commander of the Iranian Navy Rear Admiral Seyed Mahmoud Moussavi said on Tuesday. After the Iranian Navy forces entered the scene, the unknown boats fled the area and the oil tanker was saved unharmed, he

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