A recent message from the US State Department to the maritime industry, stating that it will invoke anti-terrorism legislation to deny seafarers a US visa if they work on board a vessel carrying Iranian oil, is an example of how little governments understand seafarers’ reality. The statement from the US comes after the tanker Grace 1, now named Adrian Darya, was released by Gibraltarian authorities after the country received assurances that the vessel would not violate EU sanctions.
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