Ship in Gulf of Oman boarded by ‘unauthorized’ people as tensions are high across Mideast waterways

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A ship in the Gulf of Oman has been boarded by “unauthorized” people. That’s according to an advisory group run by the British military. Details over the incident remain unclear. The British military’s United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, which provides warnings to sailors in the Middle East, said the incident began early on Thursday morning in the waters between Oman and Iran, in an area transited by ships coming in and out of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.K. military-run group described receiving a report from the ship’s security manager of hearing “unknown voices over the phone” alongside with the ship’s captain. It said that further efforts to contact the ship have failed.