'Oil tanker hijack' drama as 'stowaways try to take over ship' off UK coast
dailyrecord.co.ukcoastguard were scrambled this afternoon amid reports of an attempted hijacking on an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight.The incident is reported to have taken place aboard the Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda crude oil tanker south of Sandown, according to Isle of Wight Radio.Early reports indicated that a group of stowaways had tried to take over the ship.A Hampshire police spokesman said: "We are aware and dealing with an ongoing incident on board a vessel which is situated south of the Isle of Wight."We will provide you with further updates when we are in a position to do so."Lawyers Tatham and Co, representing the vessel's owners, told the BBC the incident was "100% not a hijacking" despite reports.The 228-metre tanker is understood to.
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