Iran Seizes Bulk Carrier After Alleged Oil And Sludge Discharge In Strait Of Hormuz
Iranian authorities have seized a bulk carrier carrying sugar after accusing it of dumping oil, bilge water and industrial sludge into the Strait of Hormuz, state media reported on Monday.
Esmaeil Makizadeh, deputy head of Hormozgan’s Ports and Maritime Department, told IRNA that the vessel was seized after images showed oil being discharged into the sea.
“Following the publication of images of the discharge of oil into the sea… expert and clean-up teams were dispatched to the site and seized the ship causing the pollution,” Makizadeh said.
He said the bulk carrier had dumped a mixture of burnt oil, bilge water and industrial sludge directly into…