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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.

Two more Iranian ships may be stranded in Brazil as sanctions bite
Marcelo Teixeira 19 July 2019 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-brazil-iran-sanctions-ships/two-more-...

The Latest: Gulf incidents rattle shipping industry
20 July 2019 https://www.apnews.com/48237d0b56374bcfa857cceca9adf977

MARINO party-list solon wants quarterly reports on welfare, rights of PH seafarers
Charissa Luci-Atienza July 20, 2019 https://news.mb.com.ph/2019/07/20/marino-party-list-solon-wants-quarterl...