Navy SEALs take over hijacked tanker in Mediterranean

The Barbary pirates are back.

 

The new face of smuggling? (Photo: Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)
The new face of smuggling? (Photo: Reuters/Esam Omran Al-Fetori)

Earlier in March, a shadowy oil tanker, suddenly bearing the name Morning Glory, showed up in Es-Sider, Libya with a plan to load oil from terminals held by Libyan rebels.

Back in January, forces of the Libyan government fired on a tanker as it attempted to enter the rebel-held port, reportedly to load another cargo of oil.  The tanker, Baku, Continue reading “Navy SEALs take over hijacked tanker in Mediterranean”

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