A team of Navy SEALs boarded and took command of the commercial tanker Morning Glory in the Mediterranean Sea, southeast of Cyprus, on Sunday evening, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
The Pentagon said U.S. military seized the ship at the request of Libyan and Cypriot governments, and said the ship was carrying oil owned by Libya’s national oil company. The ship was seized earlier this month by three armed Libyans.
“The Morning Glory will be underway soon to a port in Libya with a team of sailors from the USS Stout embarked. The sailors will be supervising the transit,” said Navy Rear Adm. John Kirby in a statement.
No one was hurt in the operation.
SEALs seize tanker in Mediterranean Sea
