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Damaged Japanese tanker arrives at UAE anchorage

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the Norwegian company which owns the ship, said "all 23 crew members of the tanker departed Iran" and flew to Dubai on Saturday.

As of Friday, FoxNews was referring to the crew rescued by Iran as "hostages".

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"On Saturday" versus "as of Friday". It appears that Iran has released its hostages.

Neither of the crews were rescued by Iranians. The crews were rescued by commercial vessels. One crew was transferred to the U.S. Navy, while the other crew was given to the Iranian guard.

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