[Libya Herald] There are 25 American personnel on board the oil tanker Morning Glory, which is sailing back to Libya under escort of a US warship. The American sailors are supervising transit and performing security, navigation and communication tasks, a Pentagon spokesperson said."The three Libyans who had taken control of the Morning Glory remain now under US control aboard the Morning Glory," he added.
The 21-person crew are also still on board the vessel. It is not known what will happen to the six Paks -- including the Captain -- six Indians, three Sri Lankans, two Syrians, two Sudanese and two Eritrea
...is run by the People's Front for Democracy and Justice (PFDJ), with about the amounts of democracy and justice you'd expect from a party with that name. National elections have been periodically scheduled and cancelled; none have ever been held in the country. The president, Isaias Afewerki, has been in office since independence in 1993 and will probably die there of old age...
ns, upon arrival.
An arrest warrant was issued for them by the Attorney General, but some sources said at the time that the crew had been forced to stay in Sidra port by gunnies. The Captain's wife told Rooters that her husband and the crew were held hostage and forced at gunpoint to load oil.
The vessel, which left Libya last week carrying an illicit shipment of crude loaded, is being escorted back by the USS Stout, a guided missile destroyer.
| The fun part: since the North Koreans disavowed the vessel and its registry, we're free to go through it as long as we want. Smart move... |