Tanker with contraband oil steams toward Libya overseen by U.S. sailors

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A tanker carrying contraband Libyan oil was headed toward Libya on Wednesday after being seized this week by U.S. commandos in the Mediterranean, the Pentagon said, adding that U.S. sailors were supervising the ship's crew and detaining the Libyan rebels who had spirited the vessel out of port.

The North Korean-flagged Morning Glory, which was disavowed by Pyongyang over the incident, was expected to arrive in international waters near Libya in two to three days, a Pentagon spokesman said. Discussions continued about the fate of the rebels and the ship.