US forces intercept Iran linked vessel after recent stop near Galle, Sri Lanka

Описание: US forces intercepted and boarded a sanctioned crude oil tanker in the Indian Ocean overnight to disrupt illicit networks linked to Iran.

The Pentagon confirmed the operation involving the stateless vessel, M/T Tifani, was conducted without incident.

Ship-tracking data indicates the Tifani, which can carry nearly 300,000 tonnes, performed a sharp turn early this morning and currently broadcasts a position roughly 700km southeast of Sri Lanka.

The vessel, linked to an Indian shipping firm under American sanctions, departed the Gulf on April 10 and briefly stopped near the Sri Lankan port of Galle on April 18 before the intervention.