MADRID, Oct 1 (Reuters) – Video journalist Marco Trujillo sat on his hotel balcony, eyes fixed on the silhouette of a supertanker in the Strait of Gibraltar, watching for the splash of an anchor chain or the smallest sign of movement. A month earlier British commandos had seized the Grace 1 there...
grace 1 seizure
Confusion as Turkey Says Iranian Tanker Now Headed Toward Lebanon
By Nerijus Adomaitis and Jonathan Spicer OSLO/ISTANBUL, Aug 30 (Reuters) – Turkey said on Friday that an Iranian tanker at the center of a confrontation between Washington and Tehran was headed to Lebanon’s waters after changing course several times, although Beirut said it was not informed of the...
World’s Most-Watched Tanker Changes Course Off Turkish Coast
ISTANBUL, Aug 29 (Reuters) – Iranian tanker Adrian Darya, at the center of a dispute between Washington and Tehran, has changed course away from the Turkish coast, Refinitiv ship tracking data showed on Thursday. The tanker, formerly called Grace 1, was released from detention off Gibraltar in...
Iran Says it Sold Oil Cargo from Tanker Released by Gibraltar
GENEVA, Aug 26 (Reuters) – Iran has sold the oil from a tanker released by Gibraltar after weeks in the custody of British Royal Marines and the vessel’s owner will decide on its next destination, IRIB news agency quoted an Iranian government spokesman as saying on Monday. Separately, Tehran –...
Iranian Tanker Wanted By United States Not Heading to Greece
PARIS, Aug 22 (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker which the United States wants seized is not heading towards Greece as it sails through the Mediterranean, Greek Prime Minister Kyrikos Mitsotakis told France 24 TV on Thursday. The Adrian Darya, formerly called Grace 1, left Gibraltar on Sunday....
Greece Says No Request Made for Iranian Oil Tanker to Dock
ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters) – Greece said on Tuesday it had not had a request for an oil tanker at the center of a row between Iran and the United States to dock at one of its ports, as Washington warned Greece against helping the vessel. The Adrian Darya 1 – formerly the Grace 1 […]
Iranian Tanker ‘Grace 1’ Leaves Gibraltar After International Standoff
By Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca GIBRALTAR, Aug 18 (Reuters) – The Iranian tanker caught in a standoff between Tehran and the West left Gibraltar on Sunday night, shipping data showed, hours after the British territory rejected a U.S. request to detain the vessel further. British Royal Marines...
Iran Warns U.S. Against Seizing Oil Tanker Headed to Greece
By Brian Wingfield, Arsalan Shahla and Verity Ratcliffe (Bloomberg) –Iran warned the U.S. against apprehending a supertanker carrying the Middle East country’s oil and said it couldn’t be clear on the ship’s ultimate destination, leaving the fate of the vessel uncertain as it sailed into the...
Iran Tanker Shifts Position But Still at Anchor Off Gibraltar
By Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca GIBRALTAR, Aug 16 (Reuters) – An Iranian tanker caught in the standoff between Tehran and the West shifted position on Friday but its anchor was still down off Gibraltar and it was unclear if it was ready to set sail, a Reuters reporter said. Gibraltar authorities...
Gibraltar Decides to Free Seized Iranian Tanker, Paving Way for Ship Swap
By Guy Faulconbridge and Marco Trujillo LONDON/GIBRALTAR, Aug 15 (Reuters) – Gibraltar decided on Thursday to free the Iranian oil tanker Grace 1, detained off the British overseas territory six weeks ago by Royal Marines, paving the way for a possible swap for a British-flagged tanker seized by...