ABU DHABI (WAM) – A UAE official said today that the oil tanker MT RIAH, which was claimed to have gone missing while passing through the Strait of Hormuz, is not owned by the UAE.
The Emirates News Agency, quoted an unnamed UAE government official as explaining in a statement that, “The tanker in question is neither owned nor operated by the UAE.
“It does not carry Emirati personnel, and did not emit a distress call.
“We are monitoring the situation with our international partners,” he concluded.
It is claimed that the Panama-flagged tanker disappeared while passing through the Strait of Hormuz.