US special forces seize Libya ship
US special forces have seized a tanker that fled with a cargo of oil from a Libyan port controlled by anti-government rebels, halting an attempt to sell crude on the global market. Gunmen demanding regional autonomy and a share of oil wealth had managed to load the ship, which escaped Libya’s navy and triggered a crisis that prompted parliament to sack the prime minister. A US Seal commando team boarded the tanker from a Naval special warfare rigid inflatable boat as it sat in international waters off Cyprus on Sunday night.