“Oil tanker: UK armed forces board, regain control off Isle of Wight” CNN Posted on October 25, 2020 by Chuck Hill CNN reports, “British armed forces forcibly boarded and regained control of an oil tanker in the English Channel on Sunday evening following reports of a suspected hijacking, according to the UK defense ministry.” As we learn more I will add in comments. Share this:TwitterFacebookLike this:Like Loading... Related
A bit more information about how the tanker was retaken. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/25/attempted-hijacking-of-oil-tanker-reported-off-isle-of-wight?fbclid=IwAR2yZCZG5OgSUSTzlTSeGdxXikSaNwGSW_HaNXXoAFM9GZxLd5ukDgexX9w Special Boat Service (SBS) used four helicopters, two Royal Navy Merlin and two navy Wildcat helicopters. Probably a 16 person boarding party. Reply ↓
For those not familiar, Poole is the location of Royal Marines Base Poole, and home to the Special Boat Service Quote of the day: βYou have to be pretty stupid to hijack a ship within 50 miles of Poole.β pic.twitter.com/rRl1Pa0Sy1 — Nicholas Drummond (@nicholadrummond) October 25, 2020 Reply ↓
A bit more information about how the tanker was retaken. https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/oct/25/attempted-hijacking-of-oil-tanker-reported-off-isle-of-wight?fbclid=IwAR2yZCZG5OgSUSTzlTSeGdxXikSaNwGSW_HaNXXoAFM9GZxLd5ukDgexX9w
Special Boat Service (SBS) used four helicopters, two Royal Navy Merlin and two navy Wildcat helicopters. Probably a 16 person boarding party.
For those not familiar, Poole is the location of Royal Marines Base Poole, and home to the Special Boat Service