Greek oil tanker seized by pirates off the Omani coast
A Greek-flagged oil tanker was seized by pirates off the coast of Oman Wed, the vessel's manager said.
The Irene SL, which was transporting 266,000 tonnes of the Kuwaiti crude oil to the Gulf of Mexico, was sailing approximately 200 nautical miles (about 370 kilometers) off the Omani coast when it came under fire by armed men and then lost contact, the Piraeus-based company said.
A Greek-flagged oil tanker was seized by pirates off the coast of Oman Wed, the vessel's manager said.
The Irene SL, which was transporting 266,000 tonnes of the Kuwaiti crude oil to the Gulf of Mexico, was sailing approximately 200 nautical miles (about 370 kilometers) off the Omani coast when it came under fire by armed men and then lost contact, the Piraeus-based company said.
