The Greek-owned Nave Andromeda, pictured today, is at the centre of the incident A Coastguard helicopter has been circling the ship. Previous NextPolice in the UK are dealing with a security incident involving a small number of stowaways aboard an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight, Sky News understands. Sky's home affairs correspondent Mark White said: "We believe at least half a dozen stowaways were discovered at some point today. The 228-meter long ship is carrying 42,000 tonnes of crude oil and left Nigeria on October 6, before heading for Southampton. "For the authorities, as well as ensuring this tanker comes into no harm, they want to make sure any other vessels around this oil tanker are safe and out of the way.

Source: The Standard October 25, 2020 16:18 UTC