Tanker: July Gibraltar and Oil

tanker: The Grace 1 oil tanker was seized by marines in a daring landing in darkness off the coast of the British overseas territory on July 4, according to Nine News Australia. Gibraltar said the tanker was suspected of smuggling oil to Syria in breach of European Union sanctions. To improve your experience update it here News WorldUS applies to take Iran tanker report By AAP7 00pm Aug 15, 2019Facebook Tweet Mail The United States has applied to seize the Iranian Grace 1 tanker in Gibraltar commandeered by British Royal Marines in the Mediterranean last month, complicating a possible tanker swap between Britain and the Islamic Republic. As tensions grew with Tehran, Iran's Revolutionary Guards seized the British-flagged Stena Impero in the Gulf on July 19. The US Department of Justice has applied to seize the Iranian supertanker Grace 1 in Gibraltar, just hours before the Gibraltar Government was poised to release it, said the Gibraltar Chronicle newspaper, which was first to report the news. Gibraltar was due to release the Grace 1 vessel but just hours before, the US Department of Justice sought to seize it. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.