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The consequences will be serious if Iran does not release a British flag tanker seized in the Gulf, said Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Jeremy Hunt.
The owners of Stena Impero stated that they were unable to contact their 23-person vessel on board and was heading "north towards Iran".
He was surrounded by four ships and a helicopter, Hunt said.
A second Liberian-flagged British-owned tanker has been embarked by armed guards, but he is now free to continue his journey.
The Glasgow-based Mesdar operator, Norbulk Shipping UK, said that communication with the ship had been restored after the armed guards had escaped her at about 17:30 Friday, and that her crew was "safe" ".
There were 25 staff aboard the Mesdar when he was surrounded by 10 speedboats, said Hunt.
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