Navy Seals board rogue Libya tanker

[Jimbuna]

Looks like a clear message/warning to the rebels that they may have control of an oil terminal but they will have difficulty selling the product.

The US has taken control of a tanker full of oil loaded from a rebel-held port in Libya, the Pentagon says.

The raid by Navy Seals took place in international waters south of Cyprus, said spokesman Rear Adm John Kirby.

The Morning Glory's evasion of a naval blockade at the eastern port of Sidra prompted Libya's parliament to sack Prime Minister Ali Zeidan last week.

The oil terminal has been under the control of militia wanting autonomy for eastern Libya since July 2013.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-26609025

[Schroeder]

Isn't boarding a vessel in international waters piracy?

[Jimbuna]

The Royal Navy have been doing that since the age of sail

[em2nought]

Great way to keep our Navy fueled, kind of like trying to drive through Starke Florida and not fund the local PD.

The Navy should be looking for gold in the Bering Sea too.

[Aktungbby]

Originally Posted by Jimbuna

The Royal Navy have been doing that since the age of sail

INDEED! Sir Henry Morgan wouldn't dispute that a bit



Henry Morgan was a Welsh Admiral who raided Spanish settlements in the late 17th century. He is accounted as one of the most notorious buccaneers in history.
Sir HenryMorgan was a Welsh Navy Admiral who led a raid of Spain's Caribbean colonies in the late 17th century. An adventurous privateer, he commanded invasions of Puerto Principe in Cuba and the city of Panama. In 1674 he was knighted by King Charles II and sent to work in Jamaica as a deputy governor. Accounts of his ventures, in which he'd desert his followers and keep the treasure for himself, have formed his legacy as one of the most notorious buccaneers in history.