Libyan government forces seize tanker at rebel-held port - officials
10 March 2014, 22:33 -- Libyan government forces on Monday seized a tanker that had loaded crude at a port under the control of rebels who plan to sell oil independently of the Tripoli government, state-owned National Oil Corp (NOC) said.
The North Korea-flagged shipped was being escorted to western Libya, NOC spokesman Mohammed El-Harari told Reuters, confirming Libyan media reports.
Lawmaker Abdelwahab al-Qaim told Reuters: 'The ship has been seized by government forces. There are no damages to the ship.'
A rebel spokesman had earlier denied they had lost control of the ship.
Libyan Navy says surrounds N Korea-flagged tanker outside rebel port
Libyan navy and allied militia forces have surrounded a North Korea-flagged tanker just outside an eastern port held by rebels, a navy spokesman said on Monday.
The Morning Glory has loaded crude oil worth $30 million at the Es Sider port, bypassing Tripoli authorities, despite a government threat to bomb it should it sail away.
Voice of Russia, Reuters
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