# Missing tanker Riah now confirmed to be seized by Iran **URL:** \ **Category:** Maritime News\ **Created:** [July 19, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142 "2019-07-19T18:36:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 6:36pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/1 "2019-07-19T18:36:34Z")
![IMG_4844](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/8/8e588a8846db00678717ba49d1229e92c6a753c1.jpeg) > **[Iran says it has seized foreign oil tanker in Gulf](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/18/iran-says-it-has-seized-foreign-oil-tanker-in-gulf)** > > Report on state TV says ship was smuggling oil but does not say which country crew are from ![IMG_4842](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/1/1108ab121b45b9a41ad064c30a59be7361bc9b48.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 6:42pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/2 "2019-07-19T18:42:00Z")
> **[Iran says it seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz](https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/iran-seizes-british-oil-tanker-stena-impero-strait-of-hormuz-today-2019-07-19/)** > > Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/3 "2019-07-19T19:05:18Z")
That’s Stena Impero. Is it confirmed that two vessels have been seized? ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/4 "2019-07-19T19:08:15Z")
Well, considering she went off AIS 2.5 hrs ago and doesn’t seem to be heading for her AIS destination of Al Jubail… draw your own conclusions. ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/b/bb6cbbcc9eb983649ab12bf23a244392807ce476.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![dbeierl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dbeierl/32/11833_2.png) [@dbeierl](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/dbeierl)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/5 "2019-07-19T19:10:37Z")
50,000 DWT brand new, not a spit kit this time. > **[Images of IMO II Max Tanker ‘Stena Impero’ in the Houston Ship Channel](https://basil-karatzas.com/2019/05/08/images-of-imo-ii-max-tanker-stena-impero-in-the-houston-ship-channel-basil-m-karatzas/)** > > Images of  MT ‘Stena Impero’ Sailing Upstream the Houston Ship Channel Chemical & Oil Carrier IMO O II Max Tanker, 50,000 DWT, built 2018 VESSEL IDENTIFICATION & DESCRIPTION: La… ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 7:48pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/6 "2019-07-19T19:48:25Z")
> [@dbeierl](#): > > Is it confirmed that two vessels have been seized? Three now… add M/T Mesdar to the list. Also U.K. owned. > **[Zerohedge](https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-07-19/british-tanker-suddenly-diverts-iranian-waters-feared-seized-irgc)** > > ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero [https://news.yahoo.com/iran-captures-second-uk-linked-194200677.html](https://news.yahoo.com/iran-captures-second-uk-linked-194200677.html) ---
**Author:** ![Dutchie](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/dutchie/32/170_2.png) [@Dutchie](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Dutchie)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 8:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/7 "2019-07-19T20:08:46Z")
![IMG_4846](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/uploads/gcaptain_maritime_forum/original/2X/9/970ce1d0e15045b8e902e5185f2ab8e8574f0b93.jpeg) The Iranian Revolutionary Guard arrested a British oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday. Tehran says the ship, the Stena Impero, did not comply with international regulations. It is not clear which agreements are meant by this. A second ship, the British-owned oil tanker Mesdar, was bound for Saudi Arabia Friday when it sharply veered course north towards Iran. A US official told CNN that the Mesdar also had been seized by Iran. We are climbing the escalation ladder and if this goes on we know where it will end… ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/8 "2019-07-19T21:10:30Z")
The second tanker, the Mesdar is Liberian registered, but managed by a UK company called Norbulk Shipping, with management offices located in Glasgow and Riga as well as satellite offices in Manila, St. John NB, St. Petersburg and Kaliningrad: [https://www.norbulkshipping.com/who-we-are](https://www.norbulkshipping.com/who-we-are) The actual owners may be more difficult to track down, but the name of the vessel is of Arabic origin. ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 9:13pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/9 "2019-07-19T21:13:47Z")
Why they are targeting tankers in bound through the Hormus, aside from being British flagged, is a bit harder to explain. Are the no loaded British flag ships leaving the Gulf? ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2019, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/10 "2019-07-19T21:22:37Z")
It appears that the Masdar has been allowed to continued on it’s way to Saudi Arabia after having been “given a warning to comply with environmental regulations” (MARPOL presumably?): > **[Hunt 'extremely concerned' as Iran seizes two British-linked oil tankers](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/jul/19/british-tanker-iran-capture-fears-stena-impero-uk-ship-latest)** > > No UK citizens thought to be on either vessel taken by Iranian forces in strait of Hormuz on Friday ---
**Author:** ![DamnYankee](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/damnyankee/32/514_2.png) [@DamnYankee](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DamnYankee)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 6:18am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/11 "2019-07-20T06:18:36Z")
Say again… I can’t hear you over all this saber rattling!! This is fast approaching a point of no return ---
**Author:** ![ombugge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/ombugge/32/11217_2.png) [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 10:06am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/12 "2019-07-20T10:06:20Z")
If you are a religious man, PRAY!!! ---
**Author:** ![jbtam99](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.gcaptain.com/jbtam99/32/65499_2.png) [@jbtam99](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/jbtam99)\ **Post date:** [July 20, 2019, 6:04pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/missing-tanker-riah-now-confirmed-to-be-seized-by-iran/52142/13 "2019-07-20T18:04:04Z")
> [@ombugge](#): > > If you are a religious man, PRAY!!! [Prays for MARAD to give me a command at MARAD pay rates and a hull that’s maybe younger than me] Trust me, I’m praying! Show me the money MARAD!