Gibraltar Police Arrests Officers of ‘Grace 1’ Supertanker Suspected of Skirting Sanctions
SUBMIT PICTURE: A British Royal Navy patrol vessel secures the oil supertanker Grace 1, thought of lugging Iranian petroleum to Syria, as it rests secured in waters of the British abroad area of Gibraltar, July 4, 2019. REUTERS/Jon Nazca/File Photo
LONDON, July 12 (Reuters)– Gibraltar authorities stated on Friday they had actually detained both 2nd companions from the Iranian Grace 1 vessel which was apprehended recently on uncertainty it was damaging European permissions by taking oil toSyria
On Thursday, the captain and also primary police officer of the vessel were detained.
“All four men are Indian nationals and they have been granted full legal assistance,” Gibraltar authorities stated in a declaration.
(Reporting by Costas Pitas; modifying by Stephen Addison)
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