The Venezuelan government has seized a U.S. flagged ship and detained its captain for more than a week.

FORBES: Venezuela Holds U.S. Vessel And Crew On Suspicion Of Arms Trafficking

The divers were detained on 1 May while working on a sunken ship 18 nautical miles off the disputed Abu Musa island.

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Yet after four hours in port, the ship was boarded and searched by armed security personel, and the captain was detained on suspicion of trafficking in arms or drugs.

FORBES: Venezuela Holds U.S. Vessel And Crew On Suspicion Of Arms Trafficking