by rebbonk » Thu Jul 25, 2019 12:39 pm
I can't answer your question Jock. But didn't the seizure happen in the waters between the UAE and Iran?
As regards the incident itself, my understanding is that the ship was in international waters and the Iranians alleged an 'accident' had occurred and the ship had failed to stop, thus breaking international maritime law. However, I suspect that no such incident occurred and that makes the Iranians guilty of piracy.
Shame we haven't sufficient naval vessels (or personnel) to go and sort things out.
Of course it'll fit; you just need a bigger hammer.