Iran tanker heads toward Greece after being released from detention off Gibraltar
The seizure of the tanker by the UK near Gibraltar in July 4 on suspicion it was carrying oil to Syria in violation of EU sanctions, led to a weeks-long stand-off between Iran and the West
19 August 2019 - 12:38
London/Bengaluru — An Iranian tanker sailed through the Mediterranean towards Greece on Monday after it was released from detention off Gibraltar, and Tehran said that any US move to seize the vessel again would have “heavy consequences”.
The Grace 1, renamed the Adrian Darya 1, left anchorage off Gibraltar about 9pm GMT on Sunday. Refinitiv ship tracking data showed on Monday that the vessel was heading to Kalamata in Greece and was scheduled to arrive next Sunday at 12am GMT...
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