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Seized British-flagged tanker anchored off Iran: port authority

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A British-flagged tanker seized by Iran is now at anchor off the port of Bandar Abbas with all its crew aboard after colliding with a fishing boat, authorities said on Saturday.

The Swedish-owned Stena Impero "collided with a fishing boat", said Allah-Morad Afifipoor, director-general of the Hormozgan province port and maritime organisation.

"This tanker has 23 crew and they are all on the ship" off Bandar Abbas, he told Fars news agency.

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First Published: Jul 20 2019 | 12:30 PM IST

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