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Why do ships sail under flags of convenience?
21 Jul 2019 https://www.aljazeera.com/programmes/insidestory/2019/07/ships-sail-flag...

The recent seizure of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf has raised questions over what common shipping practice entails.

The threat of military action between United Kingdom and Iran over the seizure of oil tankers is provoking debate about a common shipping practice.

Iran releases footage of seized tanker crew
Associated Press 23 July 2019 https://globalnation.inquirer.net/178187/iran-releases-footage-of-seized...

South Korean cargo ship hijacked by pirates in speedboat horror near Singapore Strait
Claire Anderson Jul 22, 2019 https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1156195/south-korea-latest-news-Sin...

PIRATES have hijacked a South Korean cargo ship which was sailing near the Singapore Strait this morning.

All 23 crew of seized British-operated tanker are safe
Angelo Bowers | July 22, 2019 http://sbdirtysouthsoccer.com/2019/07/22/all-23-crew-of-seized-british-o...

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency said on Friday that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite military force of the Islamic Republic, seized the UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero in the Strait of Hormuz for "the violations of global maritime regulations".

Tensions soar after Iran seizes tanker
Meg Wagner, Mike Hayes, Elise Hammond and Joshua Berlinger, July 20, 2019
Updated 5:33 p.m. ET, July 20, 2019 https://edition.cnn.com/middleeast/live-news/iran-british-tanker-july-20...

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Cargo ship aground in Little Belt, Denmark
Erofey Schkvarkin July 20, 2019 https://maritimebulletin.net/2019/07/20/cargo-ship-aground-in-little-bel...

Kasargod: Indonesia takes control of cargo ship, 22 Indians in dire straits
Jul 18 2019 https://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=606545

Manila asks Iran to free Filipino on seized British-flagged tanker
Agence France-Presse July 20, 2019 https://www.rappler.com/nation/235856-manila-asks-iran-free-filipino-sei...

(UPDATED) The Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs says one of the crew members of the British-flagged tanker Stena Impero is a Filipino citizen

Filipinos among 23 crew of oil tanker seized by Iran
July 20,2019 https://cebudailynews.inquirer.net/246067/filipinos-among-23-crew-of-oil...

Filipino seafarers were among the 23 crew members aboard the British-flagged oil tanker seized by Iran Friday in the Strait of Hormuz for allegedly violating international laws.

There were no reports any of the crew members that also include Indian, Russian and Latvian nationalities were injured.

Gov't working on release of Filipino seafarer after Iran seized tanker
CNN Philippines Staff Jul 20, 2019 https://cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/7/20/filipino-seafarer-iran-seized-...

Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, July 20) — The government is taking steps to make sure the Filipino seafarer on board a British-flagged ship that was seized by Iranian authorities Friday night will be back home safe.