Bahrain

Abu Musa

Britain maintains a naval base on the island

The tanker was believed to be near the Iranian- controlled island when Iranian boats approached

Iran

Path of the oil tanker

British Heritage

Strait of

Hormuz

Bahrain

The Gulf

Qatar

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Saudi

Arabia

UAE

Oman

200 km

200 miles

Bahrain

Abu Musa

Britain maintains a naval base on the island

The tanker was believed to be near the Iranian-controlled island when Iranian boats approached

Strait of

Hormuz

Iran

Path of the oil

tanker British Heritage

Bahrain

Saudi

Arabia

Qatar

The Gulf

Dubai

Abu Dhabi

Gulf of Oman

UAE

Oman

Muscat

200 km

200 miles