VOL. XLIV

No. 21

21-May-2001

UAE

UAE Intercepts Two Vessels Off Fujairah Coast

According to the UAE news agency WAM, the UAE naval authorities seized two cargo ships loaded with oil products off the coast of Fujairah on 10 May because they were not seaworthy and were "specialized in the transport of cargo and not crude." The source of the products the ships were carrying was not reported, but many of the vessels being used to smuggle Iraqi petroleum products are known to be unseaworthy. The...