Asphalt Princess in 2010 (whilst still called Thalassa Desgagnes)
Date
3 August 2021 (2021-08-03)
Location
~61 NM East of Fujairah, Gulf of Oman, Indian Ocean
Coordinates
2459.5N 05728.6E
Target
Asphalt Princess
Property damage
1 merchant ship damaged
Suspects
Iran (alleged by US, British and Israeli officials; denied by Iran)
On 3 August 2021 the asphalt tanker Asphalt Princess, travelling from Khor Fakkan, the United Arab Emirates, to the Sohar, Oman, was attacked and boarded in the Gulf of Oman. The ship is flagged in Panama. The vessel is owned by Glory International, listed as based in the Emirati free zone.[1]
In early August 2021, the Asphalt Princess was widely reported in the western media as having been hijacked in the Gulf of Oman, 60 nautical miles (110 km; 69 mi) east the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.[2] The hijackers were allegedly backed by Iran.[3][4][5][6] Shipping near in the Gulf of Oman were advised to exercise “extreme caution” by the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) earlier in the day.[3]
The attack was preceded by three similar maritime incidents in May 2019, June 2019 and July 2021.
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^ ab"MV Asphalt Princess: Ship hijacked off UAE ordered to sail to Iran". BBC News. Broadcasting House, London: British Broadcasting Corporation. 3 August 2021. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^Oliphant, Roland; Rothwell, James; Sheridan, Danielle (3 August 2021). "Iran 'hijacks' oil tanker in Gulf of Oman". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
^Piper, Elizabeth; Smout, Alistair (3 August 2021). "UK sources see Iran involved in potential vessel hijack, says Times newspaper". Reuters. Canary Wharf, London: Thomson Reuters. Archived from the original on 3 August 2021. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
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