2 charged over security incident on oil tanker off coast of Isle of Wight

Two charged over security incident on oil tanker off coast of Isle of Wight
26 December 2020 https://news.sky.com/story/two-charged-over-security-incident-on-oil-tan...

Special forces boarded the ship late at night to regain control after crew members raised the alarm.

Two men have been charged over a security incident on board an oil tanker off the coast of the Isle of Wight.

Matthew John Okorie, 25, and Sunday Sylvester, 22, have been charged with conduct endangering ships following the incident on 25 October.

Five other men, who were arrested on suspicion of seizing or exercising control of a ship by use of threats or force, remain on bail as a police investigation continues.

The Nave Andromeda oil tanker raised the alarm to authorities after crew members found suspected stowaways on board, and a three-mile exclusion zone was set up around the vessel.

The ship had been bound for Southampton after setting sail from Lagos in Nigeria.
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A Royal Navy operation was successfully launched to regain control of the vessel, with 16 Special Boat Service (SBS) commandoes boarding the ship late at night.