⁍ British police said seven men had been arrested on suspicion of seizing or exercising control of a ship by use of threats or force.

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⁍ The incident in the English Channel ended on Sunday when special forces stormed an oil tanker.

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– British special forces stormed an oil tanker in the English Channel on Sunday and arrested seven men on suspicion of hijacking the ship, the BBC reports. The incident began when a group of men aboard the Liberian-flagged ship boarded it and threatened to kill its captain. After the men left, the ship began taking on water and started taking on fire, according to Reuters. The incident ended when special forces boarded the ship and arrested the seven men. The men are accused of using “threats or force to seize or exercise control of a ship by use of threats or force under Sec 9(1) and (3) of Aviation and Maritime and Security Act 1990,” British police said in a statement. “They all remain in custody at police stations across Hampshire.”