Just seen a picture of the tanker, nice little one, not much freeboard so an easy hop on for the Iranian special forces, they probably didn't even get their feet wet and yet big enough to use as a chip.
If I remember right that happened in " disputed " waters didn't it ? I think our sailors lowered their guns to prevent a more serious incident at the time. Not sure that would happen again if a team of revolutionary guards were clambering up the side and they got a rifle waiting for them at the top.
It's been " Missing " since Sunday I believe? It was only a matter of time before something like this happened, sooner or later there will be a major incident if the Iranians find another tanker " Smuggling " but with a team of Marines on board.
Dumping low value fish at sea has always gone on, you even see quite a bit of it locally, you quite often get scores of Dogfish washed up dead after being dumped.. often what happens is that a boat will trawl for a particular species but 90% of what they catch they don't want so they get thrown...
Looks like the Iranians are going to up the stakes and capture a British tanker in retaliation...…. do we actually have ANY British tankers left ?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-48882455
Lots of issues about fishing rights, always has been and always will be, leaving the EU won't change any of that as fish don't respect territorial waters. Also HUGE problems with quotas and who owns, or should I say, has the right to exploit a species / fishery.
There was a TV prog this week...