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Iran wanted to 'tio' aka finding fault with Singapore .... :yuush:

 

 

Yahoo news: US: Iran fired on Singaporean cargo ship in Gulf

 

WASHINGTON (AP) — An Iranian naval patrol boat fired on a Singapore-flagged commercial ship in the Persian Gulf on Thursday in an apparent attempt to disable it over a financial dispute over damage to an Iranian oil platform, a U.S. official said.

 

The Iranians initially fired warning shots Thursday after the MT Alpine Eternity refused to move into Iranian waters. The incident took place a bit south of the island of Abu Musa just inside the Gulf, according to the U.S. official, who was not authorized to discuss details by name. The official said the U.S. military was not involved in the incident.

 

After the warning shots were fired the ship began heading toward territorial waters of the United Arab Emirates, and the Iranians then opened up with machine gun fire, according to the U.S. official. The official said early reports indicated no one aboard the ship was injured.

 

In response to a call for help from the Alpine Eternity, the UAE coast guard responded and the Iranian patrol vessels left the area.

Officials at Transpetrol, the Singapore-flagged ship's manager, who were reached by telephone by The Associated Press, said they had no immediate information. The company lists offices in Belgium, Norway, Switzerland and Bermuda.

 

"We're certainly concerned about anything that interferes with freedom of navigation in international waters and the free flow of commerce," State Department spokesman Jeff Rathke said, noting that no Americans or US ships were involved.

 

Saudi Arabia was far stronger in its condemnation. "The Iranians should not be allowed to get away with it," Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir told reporters at Camp David, Maryland, where he attended a security summit between the U.S. and Arab countries. "For whatever reason they're doing it, it's got to stop."

 

The U.S. official said the Alpine Eternity is involved in a financial dispute with Tehran. The Alpine Eternity on March 22 accidentally struck an Iranian oil platform, damaging it. The ship, which also was damaged in the accident, went into port for repairs, and during that period the Iranians informed the shipping company that it must pay for damage to the oil platform.

 

With the dispute apparently unsettled, the Iranians confronted the Alpine Eternity near Abu Musa island, the U.S. official said. The dispute escalated from there. The U.S. official said the U.S. Navy communicated with the Alpine Eternity after the Iranians fired at it, but by the time the circumstances became clear the incident was over, and no U.S. ships were dispatched to the scene. The U.S. maintains a constant aircraft carrier presence in the Gulf area.

 

This was at least the second recent significant incident involving the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and a commercial vessel in the Gulf.

 

In late April a Marshall Islands-flagged cargo ship seized by Iran as it traveled through the Strait of Hormuz was detained for more than a week and was finally released last Thursday. Iran claimed the Danish shipping company that chartered the MV Maersk Tigris owed money to an Iranian firm. Officials have not said whether any money was paid to settle the claim.

 

 

Link: https://sg.news.yahoo.com/us-iran-fired-singaporean-cargo-ship-gulf-164438370.html

 

 

 

Anyway, Singapore style ...... Hit & Run, can run, run fast fast ..... [laugh]

 

 

 

 

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Knoobie

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never install dashcam??

 

on a serious note, langgah people's port and run road doesn't seems very nice hor..

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never install dashcam??

 

on a serious note, langgah people's port and run road doesn't seems very nice hor..

Maybe the Iranian asking for billions!! Like that I also zao!

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Problem is Iran is still under financial sanctions (i think) so the vessel's liability insurers can't do anything if the claimants are on the sanctions list.

 

Also abit silly to be firing live rounds at a product tanker.

 

How i wish i could get Navy vessels to fire warning shots at ships my clients have claims against, things would get sorted much faster.

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Maybe the Iranian asking for billions!! Like that I also zao!

ehh.. this one is do business leh.. I suppose that shipping route is unavoidable..

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Problem is Iran is still under financial sanctions (i think) so the vessel's liability insurers can't do anything if the claimants are on the sanctions list.

 

Also abit silly to be firing live rounds at a product tanker.

 

How i wish i could get Navy vessels to fire warning shots at ships my clients have claims against, things would get sorted much faster.

 

RSN corvettes going to escort Singapore ships thru the gulf?

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RSN corvettes going to escort Singapore ships thru the gulf?

Will not happen and not useful at all. Don't think our navy will open fire if they were there escorting. They will only act as a deterrent and will not fight. The Iranian will out number our navy. Better leave the job to USN.

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Will not happen and not useful at all. Don't think our navy will open fire if they were there escorting. They will only act as a deterrent and will not fight. The Iranian will out number our navy. Better leave the job to USN.

 

USN so good will escort Singapore ships?

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USN so good will escort Singapore ships?

They are there to escort their own ship but will help if requested. They like to kay poh but it good also.

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