Concern grows over UAE-based oil tanker
Tracking data shows an oil tanker based in the United Arab Emirates traveling through the Strait of Hormuz drifted off into Iranian waters and stopped transmitting its location over the weekend, raising concerns about its status amid heightened tensions between Iran and the U.S.
It's not immediately clear what happened to the Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Riah late on Saturday night.
However, Capt. Ranjith Raja of the data firm Refinitiv told The Associated Press on Tuesday that the tanker hadn't switched off its tracking in three months of trips around the UAE.
Raja said: "That is a red flag."
Iranian officials haven't said anything publicly about the ship, nor have officials in the UAE. The U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet, which oversees Mideast waters, declined to immediately comment.
