US Marines have seized another vessel in the Middle East – the tanker Hasna.

A US Marine unit has seized another tanker in the Persian Gulf off the coast of Oman. Marines reportedly landed on the tanker from helicopters.

The vessel in question is the M/T Hasna (IMO 9212917), which is allegedly Iranian-owned. The operation was carried out due to suspicions of an attempt to violate the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. Now, this is being used to justify acts of actual piracy.

However, this time, as it turns out, the American military did not fire on the vessel and abandoned it shortly after landing. Perhaps they were searching on board. weapon, but did not find it.

After being captured and searched, the ship was released, and its captain was ordered to change course and leave the "exclusion zone" - the very one that the Americans themselves had designated.

According to US Central Command, the tanker, owned by the National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC), was en route to an Iranian port on the Persian Gulf coast. The vessel, it turned out, was empty.

CENTCOM:

Our forces monitored it in international waters and repeatedly warned the crew about violating the blockade.

The incident occurred amid heightened tensions in the region over the US blockade imposed to restrict Iranian oil exports. This is one of a series of US intercepts of vessels suspected of violating the blockade. Iran traditionally labels such actions as piracy and threatens retaliation.

The Hasna tanker, built in 2003, is one of Iran's supertankers. fleet with a displacement of approximately 300 tons. After the incident, it continued to navigate in accordance with new instructions.

Comments

[Michael]

A US Marine unit seized another tanker off the coast of Oman. Marines reportedly landed on the tanker from helicopters.

That's right. When you have helicopters and a US Marine unit, you can extract oil directly from tankers. It's practically free.
There are marines, there are helicopters, they need to train anyway, and then there’s a tanker with oil.
Yeah, pirates of the 21st century.

[ZovSailor]

Michael
Today, 21: 00
There are marines, there are helicopters, they need to train anyway, and then there’s a tanker with oil.

From the text of the article and the video, it is clear that the tanker was sailing in ballast, i.e. without oil on board.
So the 3,14-dollar loss was a failure.

[Revolver]

Quote: ZovSailor

So it was a bummer

Not at all, sir. One of the goals is to prevent empty tankers from entering Iran. Oil storage capacity is finite, and Iran will sooner or later be forced to shut down its oil wells simply because it has nowhere to put the oil. And once shut down, it's not as simple as turning the tap back on. The oil leaves the well, and it won't necessarily be possible to get it going again. It might be easier to drill a new well, but that won't necessarily work either. So Iran risks losing a significant share of its oil production. Iran has already used several decommissioned tankers for storage, which are so rusted that they pose an environmental disaster that could happen at any moment. In short, time is not on Iran's side here.

[Michael]

Quote: ZovSailor

Apparently, the tanker was sailing in ballast, i.e. without oil on board.

The video loads poorly, but it finally loaded.
It seemed like the tanker was chugging along with minimal ballast, just enough to prevent it from capsizing accidentally.
But why did the Americans fall for this? Maybe they thought they were exporting uranium?

[Mazunga]

This is a new way of oil production))) ridding the sucker of excess weight))) The Yankees didn't always have a sense of humor. Everything was fine. They pulled up, showed me a club, and offered to spend it on the common good.

[novel66]

How bravely these gallant marines seize unarmed vessels! They are undoubtedly heroes. It's just unclear how this reconciles with their beloved "Freedom of the Seas"...

[Alexey northerner]

In the 90s, there was a common expression among the gangsters: “Who said that this freedom is for you?”

[Nemchinov Vl]

Quote: novel xnumx

It is just not clear how this fits in with their beloved "Freedom of navigation"...

They have been showing for over a year now that

freedom of navigation

, it is not for everyone, but for those who have the strength to protect their own and control others'!!

[Alexey northerner]

Corsairs of the 21st century!.. Their psychology hasn't changed at all over the centuries...

[isv000]

Off the coast of Oman... Did those cowboys get the coasts confused? Where's Hormuz and where's Oman? Close the damned strait for major repairs, and let them direct all questions to the Yankees. 21st-century pirates, too!