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Iranian tanker at centre of diplomatic row leaves Gibraltar
Source: The Guardian and agencies
Iranian tanker at centre of diplomatic row leaves Gibraltar
Shipping data show vessel moving as territory rejects final US request to hold it longer
Dan Sabbagh and agencies
Mon 19 Aug 2019 01.18 BST First published on Sun 18 Aug 2019 15.36 BST
The Iranian supertanker at the centre of a diplomatic row between Britain and Iran left Gibraltar on Sunday night, according to shipping data.
The marine traffic monitoring site Refinitiv showed the vessel moving away from the British territory, where it had been held for six weeks.
The news came hours after Gibraltar rejected a final US request to detain the oil tanker Grace 1 – now renamed by Iran as Adrian Darya 1 – any longer. Filled with 2.1m barrels of oil, the ship’s cargo is worth an estimated $140m (£115m).
Royal Marines first seized the vessel off the shores of Gibraltar on 4 July, saying that it was carrying oil bound for Syria in breach of EU sanctions.
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Shipping data show vessel moving as territory rejects final US request to hold it longer
Dan Sabbagh and agencies
Mon 19 Aug 2019 01.18 BST First published on Sun 18 Aug 2019 15.36 BST
The Iranian supertanker at the centre of a diplomatic row between Britain and Iran left Gibraltar on Sunday night, according to shipping data.
The marine traffic monitoring site Refinitiv showed the vessel moving away from the British territory, where it had been held for six weeks.
The news came hours after Gibraltar rejected a final US request to detain the oil tanker Grace 1 – now renamed by Iran as Adrian Darya 1 – any longer. Filled with 2.1m barrels of oil, the ship’s cargo is worth an estimated $140m (£115m).
Royal Marines first seized the vessel off the shores of Gibraltar on 4 July, saying that it was carrying oil bound for Syria in breach of EU sanctions.
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Read more: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/18/iran-tanker-at-centre-of-diplomatic-row-set-to-leave-gibraltar