[Northern Monkey]

A "bold" mission to seize a super tanker taking crude oil to Syria was carried out by a team of Royal Marines who rappelled onto the ship from a helicopter.

Backed by other troops from 42 Commando on inflatable speedboats, the operation off the coast of Gibraltar was carried out with no shots fired.

Around 16 Royal Gibraltar Police officers were also involved in the mission following suspicions the tanker, named Grace 1, was breaching EU sanctions.

The 30 Marines were flown out to lead the mission at the request of the Gibraltar police.

Mapping data shows the tanker had sailed from Iran. If the oil on board is confirmed to be Iranian, the tanker would also be violating a US ban on Iranian oil exports.



Well done lads





https://news.sky.com/story/gibraltar...syria-11756345

[arista]

Yes not legal
And in Gibraltar

[Livia]

Great job, Lads.