The MarineTraffic tracking website last showed the Advantage Sweet, owned by Advantage Tankers, off the coast of Oman [File: Yoruk Isik/Reuters]
Daily Mail: Iran's navy seizes US-bound oil tanker in international waters in Gulf of Oman
* Officials say the ship is the Advantage Sweet, which sent a distress call at 1.15pm
* It traveled from Kuwait and was headed to Houston, officials revealed Thursday
* Its last known location was just north of Oman's capital, Muscat, early Thursday
Iran's navy has seized a Marshall Island-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, according to US officials- the latest in a series of seizures amid greater tensions over Tehran's growing nuclear aspirations.
America's own maritime military service made the revelation Thursday, while identifying the ship as the Advantage Sweet.
Officials said the vessel had been heading to Houston - before it was abruptly hijacked in international waters.
The US Navy said in statement that the unlawful seizure was carried out by Iran's own naval branch.
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WNU Editor: Tehran says its navy seized the Marshall Islands-flagged tanker after it hit an Iranian boat. Two sailors are missing .... Iran seizes oil tanker off Oman, says two missing in collision (AFP). More here .... Iran army says it seized ship in Gulf of Oman after it collided with Iranian boat (Al Arabiya).
Iran's Navy Seizes US-Bound Oil Tanker In The Gulf Of Oman After It Collided With Iranian Boat
Iran navy seizes Marshall Islands oil tanker in Gulf of Oman -- AP
Iran seizes oil tanker in Gulf, U.S. Navy says -- Reuters
UPDATED: Iranian Naval Forces Seize Tanker Advantage Sweet in Gulf of Oman -- USNI
Iran seizes Texas-bound oil tanker, Navy says -- The Hill
Iran seizes US-bound oil tanker in international waters -- NYPost
Iran seizes ship in Gulf of Oman, US Navy says -- FOX News Iran seizes oil tanker ‘trying to flee’ in Gulf waters -- Al Jazeera
Iran's IRGC seizes oil tanker in Gulf of Oman -- Al-Monitor
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