Crew Members of Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, pictured off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo: Reuters
Iran to release seven crew members from British-flagged tanker seized in July
- The country’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps seized control of the Stena Impero on July 19 from the middle of the Strait of Hormuz
- It followed the seizure of an Iranian oil tanker by British commandos on July 4 as it passed through the waters off the coast of Gibraltar
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Crew Members of Stena Impero, a British-flagged vessel owned by Stena Bulk, pictured off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. Photo: Reuters
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya was formerly known as Grace 1. Photo: AFP
US blacklists Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya in Mediterranean
- The US Department of Treasury on Friday said that the vessel is ‘blocked property’ under an anti-terrorist order
- The ship has been bouncing around the Mediterranean after being held for six weeks by Gibraltar on suspicion its cargo was bound for Syria
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The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya was formerly known as Grace 1. Photo: AFP