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dipsydoodle

(42,239 posts) Mon Mar 17, 2014, 05:41 AM Mar 2014

Navy Seals take over oil tanker seized by Libyan rebels [View all]

Source: Guardian

US Navy Seals have boarded and taken control of a tanker near Cyprus that had loaded crude oil at a port held by rebels in eastern Libya, the Pentagon says.

"US forces, at the request of both the Libyan and Cypriot governments, boarded and took control of the commercial tanker Morning Glory, a stateless vessel seized earlier this month by three armed Libyans," the Pentagon press secretary, Rear Admiral John Kirby, said in a statement.

No one was injured in the operation.

The operation was approved by Barack Obama and was conducted just after 2am GMT on Monday in international waters south-east of Cyprus, Kirby added.

Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/mar/17/navy-seals-oil-tanker-morning-glory-libyan-rebels

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Navy Seals take over oil tanker seized by Libyan rebels [View all] dipsydoodle Mar 2014 OP

It was called a "North Korean" tanker when the news first broke. Interesting change. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #1

Was that due to the flag flown at the time ? dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #4

Interesting. Thank you. nt Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #6

Wise, given its ship caught in Panama. joshcryer Mar 2014 #7

I'm not sure I like this MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #2

"Three armed Libyans" aren't manning an oil shipment. joshcryer Mar 2014 #5

It is still not our problem. MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #11

Idiotic comment. Libya doesn't have SEALS and geek tragedy Mar 2014 #13

I appreciate your use of "idiotic" MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #15

Well, see, democracies have this thing. joshcryer Mar 2014 #17

Yes and this happened where? MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #22

Why SEALs? ManiacJoe Mar 2014 #30

So is the Coast Guard. MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #31

You're kidding, right? ManiacJoe Mar 2014 #32

no are you? MyNameGoesHere Mar 2014 #33

We may be talking about different definitions of boarding. ManiacJoe Mar 2014 #34

The Coast Guard are not trained to board ships that are considered high risk, uncommonlink Mar 2014 #35

Zeidan's ouster represents a sea change in Libya. joshcryer Mar 2014 #3

While Ibrahim Jedram might be a crypto-islamist, I'm not sure that ALL of the eastern militias... Democracyinkind Mar 2014 #9

I can't disagree. joshcryer Mar 2014 #10

To quote Powell:"If you break it, you own it" /nt jakeXT Mar 2014 #8

Ah yes ctsnowman Mar 2014 #12

Why is OUR navy being used for Le Taz Hot Mar 2014 #14

North Korea is under sanctions. joshcryer Mar 2014 #18

so what country exactly hired 'someone' in the harbor to load their rented tanker with crude? Sunlei Mar 2014 #16

ok, another story said it was a North Korea flagged tanker that was stealing the crude. Sunlei Mar 2014 #21

Great job by loss prevention jsr Mar 2014 #19

Wanna bet we suddenly see some Benghazi suspects taken into custody? farmbo Mar 2014 #20

Isn't that a movie plot? rickyhall Mar 2014 #23

Inquiring minds want to know packman Mar 2014 #24

I suggest everyone read the entire article. JohnnyRingo Mar 2014 #25

Some countries completely bypass the petrodollar dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #26

That's an interesting article JohnnyRingo Mar 2014 #27

Mention of Iraq dipsydoodle Mar 2014 #28

I recall the "Saddam switching to Euro" as a potential reason JohnnyRingo Mar 2014 #29