A North Korean-flagged tanker, the Morning Glory, is seen docked at the Es Sider export terminal in Ras Lanuf in this March 8, 2014 file photo. Credit: REUTERS/Esam Omran Al-Fetori/Files
Exclusive: The Mysterious Journey Of The Libya Oil Tanker -- Reuters
(Reuters) - What began late last year as a routine new assignment for Pakistani sea captain Mirza Noman Baig ended in a dramatic night-time rescue as U.S. special forces seized the ship his family said he was forced to operate by Libyan rebels.
U.S. Navy Seals took control of the Morning Glory oil tanker in international waters off Cyprus on Sunday night, along with a cargo of oil that U.S. officials said had been stolen from the Libyan people, whose fragile government Washington supports.
Libya says gunmen demanding regional autonomy and a share of oil wealth managed to load crude onto the ship, which then escaped its navy. The embarrassment to the government in Tripoli prompted parliament to sack the prime minister.
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My Comment: When I started to read this report I expected some answers. Nope .... even more questions are now being raised.
2 comments:
Blood for oil -- Marathon Oil had interests in Libya and it wants its oil -- that's what SEALs are for.
"Libya says gunmen demanding regional autonomy and a share of oil wealth managed to load crude onto the ship, which then escaped its navy". Not the fastest get away vehicle I've ever heard of.
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