Birdwatch Note Rating
2023-05-03 22:05:31 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5972222EEBA1F3999024D7C18228ADCCEF90B091E3B9A2444D1ABF5447A8F262
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Original Note:
While the US Navy has called for the release of both ships, neither of them are American ships. The ship ‘Niovi’ is registered in Panama, and the ship ‘Advantage Sweet’ is registered in the Marshall Islands. Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/second-oil-tanker-week-seized-by-iran-gulf-us-navy-2023-05-03/ https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/news/2023/5/3/iran-seizes-second-oil-tanker-in-a-week-amid-us-confrontation https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:214873/mmsi:355943000/imo:9292498/vessel:NIOVI https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:304108/mmsi:538010184/imo:9587192/vessel:ADVANTAGE_SWEET
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