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Lebanese Navy Intercepts Panamanian Tanker Attempting Illegal Exit
Lebanese Navy Intercepts Panamanian Tanker Attempting Illegal Exit
Sputnik International
The Lebanese navy intercepted the Panamanian-flagged tanker Hawk III, which was attempting to illegally leave Lebanon’s territorial waters, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.
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“The navy patrol launched an operation to intercept the Hawk lll vessel, which was attempting to leave the territorial waters of Lebanon illegally. As a result of the refusal of the ship’s crew to obey the patrol’s orders, army soldiers fired warning shots into the air. Then, a unit from the marine commando regiment, with the support of the air force, conducted an amphibious operation on the ship,” the army said in a statement. The navy patrol conducted the operation after receiving information from the Joint Naval Operations Center of the army navy and on the basis of instructions from the competent judicial authorities. As a result of the special operation, 22 people who were on board the tanker were detained. The operation took place at a distance of about 30 nautical miles from the Lebanese coast, the Lebanese army said. “During the operation, three servicemen were injured as a result of an attempt by the ship’s captain to maneuver in order to prevent the landing of army units on board,” the statement read. An investigation has been launched into the illegal actions of the detainees. The necessary measures will be taken with respect to the vessel under the supervision of the competent judicial authorities, the Lebanese army said.
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BEIRUT (Sputnik) – The Lebanese navy intercepted the Panamanian-flagged tanker Hawk III, which was attempting to illegally leave Lebanon’s territorial waters, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.
“The navy patrol launched an operation to intercept the Hawk lll vessel, which was attempting to leave the territorial waters of Lebanon illegally. As a result of the refusal of the ship’s crew to obey the patrol’s orders, army soldiers fired warning shots into the air. Then, a unit from the marine commando regiment, with the support of the air force, conducted an amphibious operation on the ship,” the army said in a statement.
The navy patrol conducted the operation after receiving information from the Joint Naval Operations Center of the army navy and on the basis of instructions from the competent judicial authorities. As a result of the special operation, 22 people who were on board the tanker were detained. The operation took place at a distance of about 30 nautical miles from the Lebanese coast, the Lebanese army said.
“During the operation, three servicemen were injured as a result of an attempt by the ship’s captain to maneuver in order to prevent the landing of army units on board,” the statement read.
An investigation has been launched into the illegal actions of the detainees. The necessary measures will be taken with respect to the vessel under the supervision of the competent judicial authorities, the Lebanese army said.
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