Iran seized a foreign tanker overnight on Friday allegedly carrying six million litres of smuggled diesel in the Gulf of Oman. Eighteen crew members from India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh were on board.
"An oil tanker carrying six million litres of contraband diesel fuel has been boarded off the coast of the Sea of Oman," the Iranian state-affiliated Fars news agency reported, quoting an official from the southern province of Hormozgan.
"The vessel had disabled all its navigation systems."
No information was provided about the name of the vessel or its flag.
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