The world will have to learn to live with ship capture
Exchanges of ships and hostages are distasteful and fraught with repercussions, but may be necessary where captured crews are involved
28 July 2019 - 10:37
The seizure of a number of ships in recent months tells an uncomfortable story. In today’s multi-polar world, countries can grab other nations’ vessels and get away with it.
It’s not just Iran’s detention of the UK-flagged Stena Impero in retaliation for the seizure of one its own tankers by Britain. In recent months, other incidents have occurred that had nothing to do with smuggling or fishing disputes, the standard reasons for vessels to be stopped and held by governments. These detentions are geopolitical in nature...
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