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Friday, August 5, 2011
According to NATO an oil tanker has been seized on its way to refuel Muammar Qaddafi’s forces. NATO said that the tanker was reported to have been seized by forces of the National Transitional Council (NTC). The tanker arrived in the rebel held port of Benghazi on August 4 after being given the go ahead to proceed by NATO.
Sources familiar with the situation told Reuters NTC forces seized the tanker Cartagena, which belongs to the Qaddafi regime’s shipping arm, off the coast of Malta and headed toward Benghazi.
"We just received news that Cartagena has entered the port of Benghazi," said David Taylor, maritime spokesman for NATO's Libya operation, which also involves a campaign of air strikes.
"We hailed her yesterday afternoon we were satisfied as to the ship's condition and she was allowed to proceed," he said. "There was no reason not to allow this vessel to proceed.”
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