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198189
Sat, 07/30/2011 - 12:06
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Iranian Warships Foil Attempted Hijack of Oil Tanker
TEHRAN (FNA)- An attempt by the Somali pirates to hijack an Iranian oil tanker was thwarted after Iranian fleet of warships present in the region rushed to the scene.
Iranian oil tanker, Hoda, came under attack by a group of pirates in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
According to a statement issued by the Navy's Public Relations office, the pirates were riding on speedboats equipped with rocket propelled-grenade weapons.
They attacked the 'Hoda' oil tanker as they attempted to hijack the vessel before the Iranian Navy intervened and forced the pirates to flee the scene.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
Iranian oil tanker, Hoda, came under attack by a group of pirates in the Strait of Bab el-Mandeb.
According to a statement issued by the Navy's Public Relations office, the pirates were riding on speedboats equipped with rocket propelled-grenade weapons.
They attacked the 'Hoda' oil tanker as they attempted to hijack the vessel before the Iranian Navy intervened and forced the pirates to flee the scene.
The Iranian Navy has been conducting anti-piracy patrols in the Gulf of Aden since November 2008, when Somali raiders hijacked the Iranian-chartered cargo ship, MV Delight, off the coast of Yemen.
According to UN Security Council resolutions, different countries can send their warships to the Gulf of Aden and coastal waters of Somalia against the pirates and even with prior notice to Somali government enter the territorial waters of that country in pursuit of Somali sea pirates.
The Gulf of Aden - which links the Indian Ocean with the Suez Canal and the Mediterranean Sea - is an important energy corridor, particularly because Persian Gulf oil is shipped to the West via the Suez Canal.
