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SEALs take oil tanker from Libyan rebels
http://www.adn.com/2014/03/17/3378495/seals-take-oil-tanker-from-libyan.htmlSEALs take oil tanker from Libyan rebels
The Associated Press
March 17, 2014 Updated 5 minutes ago
WASHINGTON — A team of Navy SEALs has taken control of a stateless oil tanker seized earlier in the month by Libyan rebels, the Pentagon said Monday.
The SEALs boarded the tanker Morning Glory late Sunday in international waters in the Mediterranean Sea near Cyprus. Rear Adm. John Kirby said no one was injured in the operation, which was approved by President Barack Obama.
The vessel, whose ownership remains a mystery, was carrying stolen Libyan crude oil from the port of Al-Sidra. Libyan officials had ordered the tanker confiscated, but it managed to escape.
The Pentagon said the Morning Glory will return to Libya under the control of sailors from the USS Stout. It was not clear which Libyan port the vessel was sailing for.
