Iranian boats fire at oil tanker in Persian Gulf

May 15, 2015 00:42

Five Iranian boats fired shots across the bow of a Singapore-flagged oil tanker in the Persian Gulf Thursday, causing it to flee to a nearby port in the United Arab Emirates.

A spokesman for Transpetrol, the Norwegian manager of the Alpine Eternity, told Reuters that the vessel was attacked at sea while heading to the UAE port of Fujairah. The ship is now docked at the UAE port of Jebel Ali and is safe, with no injuries to the crew, the spokesman added.

Alpine Eternity was in the Persian Gulf headed for the Strait of Hormuz on an outbound track when she was approached by 5 Iranian Revolutionary Gard Corps Navy patrol craft Thursday and ordered into Iranian waters.

When Alpine Eternity refused, the Iranians fired warning shots and then attempted to disable the cargo ship by firing at the ship's rudder. Alpine Eternity then turned toward UAE territorial waters and was pursued by the five Iranian patrol boats.

Iran appeared to be trying to intercept the ship in order to settle a legal dispute, a US official told Reuters.

The Alpine Eternity reportedly hit an Iranian-owned oil platform in March, the official said.

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