coastguard were scrambled this afternoon amid reports of an attempted hijacking on an oil tanker off the Isle of Wight.The incident is reported to have taken place aboard the Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda crude oil tanker south of Sandown, according to Isle of Wight Radio.Early reports indicated that a group of stowaways had tried to take over the ship.A Hampshire police spokesman said: "We are aware and dealing with an ongoing incident on board a vessel which is situated south of the Isle of Wight."We will provide you with further updates when we are in a position to do so."Lawyers Tatham and Co, representing the vessel's owners, told the BBC the incident was "100% not a hijacking" despite reports.The 228-metre tanker is understood to.
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