The US Navy intercepted the ship in the Gulf of Oman.
The US Navy intercepted an unflagged ship from Iran loaded with chemical compounds that can be used as precursors for explosives in the Gulf of Oman last week, the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet reported on Sunday.
The interception occurred last Tuesday, January 18, when “During a boarding to verify the pavilion and its subsequent inspection, the United States forces discovered 40 tons of urea fertilizer, a chemical compound for agricultural use that is also used as a precursor for explosives”, the Fifth Fleet said in a statement.
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According to the note, the ship came from Iran and was transiting a route in international waters “historically used to traffic weapons for the Houthis of Yemen”, the Shiite rebel group supported by Iran at war since 2014 with the internationally recognized government of that country.
In addition, the “dhow”, a sailing vessel, had already been intercepted last February off the coast of Somalia with weapons of war on board, he added.
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Then, The Fifth Fleet, based in Manama, capital of the small island kingdom of Bahrain, handed over the ship with its cargo and its five crew members, of Yemeni nationality, to the coast guard of this country.
The US Fifth Fleet is responsible for monitoring the Middle East, the Persian Gulf and Central Asia. (I)
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