Gibraltar court extends detention of Iran tanker for 30 days
The tanker Grace 1 was seized off Gibraltar on July 4 (AFP Photo/JORGE GUERRERO)/ Gibraltar (AFP) - Gibraltar's Supreme Court ruled Friday that a seized Iranian tanker suspected of breaching sanctions by shipping oil to Syria can be detained for 30 more days, the British territory's government said. The Grace 1 supertanker, carrying 2.1 million barrels of oil, was intercepted by British Royal Marines and Gibraltar's police on July 4 as it transited through waters claimed by Gibraltar, which is located on Spain's southern tip. An initial ...
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