LONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - The crew of a Greek-operated oil
tanker in the English channel that was stormed by British
special forces on Sunday are safe after what the government said
was a suspected hijacking, a minister said on Monday.
Troops from the Special Boat Service, a navy special forces
unit whose headquarters is just a few miles away from where the
vessel began showing signs of distress, boarded the Nave
Andromeda near the Isle of Wight off southern
England. Health Secretary Matt Hancock told Sky that the crew were
safe and that the police and armed forces had done an exemplary
job.