A Liberian-flagged oil tanker Ice Energy on Thursday transfers crude oil from the Iranian-flagged oil tanker Lana, off the shore of Karystos in Greece. (Reuters)
RFE: Iranian Oil Seized From Formerly Russian-Flagged Tanker Stopped Off Greece
The United States has confiscated Iranian oil held on a Russian-operated ship near the Greek island of Evia in the Aegean Sea, according to news reports quoting Greek sources.
Following a "judicial intervention by U.S. authorities concerning the ship's cargo," the process is currently under way for the oil "to be handed over" at U.S. government expense, an unidentified official quoted on May 26 by the AP news agency said.
The vessel was temporarily seized by Greek authorities on April 15 when it anchored off the port of Karystos on Evia. At the time, it was flying a Russian flag and was carrying a crew of 19 Russians.
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