US seizes supertanker in indian ocean

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/news/latest-news/kinahan-cartel-supertanker-seized-special-37259843

US Special Forces have seized a 1,000-foot oil tanker in the Indian Ocean. The operation disrupted a transnational operation linked to the Kinahan crime cartel that used front companies to move sanctioned Iranian oil worth an estimated $230 million (£181 million).

The seizure, supported by US intelligence, marks a shift in the criminal gang's activity toward state-level smuggling and highlights an alliance between the cartel and Iran to evade international sanctions.

American authorities are now seeking to confiscate the vessel and its cargo of Iranian oil. Social media footage reportedly shows two commando teams abseiling from helicopters onto the 1,000ft Majestic X as it travelled through international waters in the Indian Ocean.