Iran seizes another vessel in Strait of Hormuz

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Iran did it again, they seized another vessel and its crew in the Strait of Hormuz. Fars News said that the vessel was carrying “smuggled diesel” and that its crew of 11 had been arrested.

The ship, called Linch, sailed from the port of Lankah and was heading towards the UAE. It was stopped 20 miles east of the island of Tunb. The ship Linch could not be found in the Marine Traffic data base,

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Source?

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According to this website it was the Iranian press agency Fars News.

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The Sun has a video up, which makes it look like a legit case of diesel smuggling:

Edit: I’m unable to find any relevant references to smuggled diesel or seized ships on en.farsnews.com in the last 24 hours.

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