{"id":111661,"date":"2023-07-06T05:59:44","date_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/?p=111661"},"modified":"2023-07-06T05:59:44","modified_gmt":"2023-07-06T10:59:44","slug":"us-navy-says-it-prevented-iran-from-seizing-tankers-in-gulf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/PERSIAN-HERITAGE.COM\/en\/2023\/07\/06\/us-navy-says-it-prevented-iran-from-seizing-tankers-in-gulf\/","title":{"rendered":"US Navy Says It Prevented Iran From Seizing Tankers in Gulf"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"VOA \u2014 DUBAI \u2014 The U.S. Navy said it intervened to prevent Iran from seizing two commercial tankers in the Gulf on Wednesday in the latest in a series of seizures or attacks on ships in the area since 2019.<\/p>\n

Chevron said one incident involved the Richmond Voyager, a very large crude carrier managed by the U.S. oil company, and that crew onboard were safe.<\/p>\n

An Iranian navy vessel fired shots during the second seizure attempt, Navy Fifth Fleet spokesperson Timothy Hawkins said.<\/p>\n

Both incidents took place in the Gulf in waters between Iran and Oman.<\/p>\n

Hawkins did not say how the U.S. Navy prevented their seizure. Details regarding the second vessel involved in the incident were not immediately clear.<\/p>\n

Since 2019, there have been a series of attacks on shipping in the strategic Gulf waters at times of tension between the United States and Iran.<\/p>\n

Iran seized two oil tankers in a week just over a month ago, the U.S. Navy said.<\/p>\n

About a fifth of the world’s supply of crude oil and oil products passes through the Strait of Hormuz, a choke point between Iran and Oman, according to data from analytics firm Vortexa.<\/p>\n

Refinitiv ship tracking data shows the Richmond Voyager previously docked in Ras Tannoura in eastern Saudi Arabia before Wednesday’s incident in the Gulf.<\/p>\n

A Chevon spokesperson said “there is no loss of life, injury, or loss of containment” aboard the Richmond Voyager.<\/p>\n

“The vessel is operating normally. The safety of our crew is our top priority,” the spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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