PH gov’t asks Iran to free Filipino on seized British-flagged tanker 0 SHARES Share it! Share TweetBy Agence France-PresseThe Philippines said Saturday it would ask Iran to free a Filipino crew member of a British-flagged tanker seized by Tehran’s Revolutionary Guards. The agency that supplied the Filipino crew member told Manila there were no reported injuries as the vessel headed for the Iranian coast on Friday, the department said in a statement. Iranian authorities said the tanker has anchored off the port of Bandar Abbas with all its 23 crew aboard. READ MORE: Seized British-flagged tanker anchored off Iran: port authorityBritain said a second ship had also been seized in the Persian Gulf — the Liberian-flagged Mesdar.

Source: Manila Bulletin July 20, 2019 08:15 UTC