Iran Opens Probe into Seized British-flagged Tanker: Authority

Iran opened an investigation on Saturday into a British-flagged tanker that collided with a fishing vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, said a port authority holding the tanker.

“The investigation into the cause of the accident has been started today by experts at the headquarters of the Hormozgan province port and maritime (organization),” Allah-Morad Afifipoor, the authority’s director-general, told Fars news agency.