<p>Greek coast guard officers intercepted a cargo ship en route to Libya on January 9 after it was found to be carrying 29 containers of arms and explosives.</p><p>The suspicious vessel was flagged by the Hellenic Coast Guard on January 6 and checked by authorities when it arrived at Heraklion port in Crete three days later, according to a statement from the Greek government agency</a>. A large quantity of explosive agent ammonium nitrate, detonators, and 11 empty petroleum gas tanks were found on the ship</a>.</p><p>The European Union and United Nations have had embargoes on the supply of arms to Libya since 2011. Kathimerini</a> reported that Coast Guard Rear Admiral Yiannis Argyriou called the vessel a “moving time bomb.”</p><p>The eight crew members from the Tanzania-flagged Andromeda were detained and scheduled to appear before a prosecutor on Thursday. The ship’s bill of lading claimed it was bound for Djibouti and Oman after taking on cargo in Mersin and Iskenderun, Turkey. Credit: Hellenic Coast Guard via Storyful</p><br />
