World News | Oil Tanker Held by Iran for over a Year Heads Toward International Waters, Tracking Data Shows
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized was sailing Thursday toward international waters, tracking data showed.
Dubai, Jul 11 (AP) An oil tanker held by Iran for over a year after being seized was sailing Thursday toward international waters, tracking data showed.
The Advantage Sweet traveled toward the Strait of Hormuz, where it was seized in April 2023 by Iran's navy. That's according to tracking data analyzed by The Associated Press.
Iran did not acknowledge the ship's departure. It came after an Iranian court on Thursday ordered the U.S. government to pay over $6.7 billion in compensation over a Swedish company stopping its supply of special dressings and bandages for those afflicted by a rare skin disorder after Washington imposed sanctions on the Islamic Republic.
Iran's government initially said it seized the Advantage Sweet because it hit another vessel, something not supported by any evidence. Then Iranian officials linked the Advantage Sweet's seizure to the court case that was decided Thursday. (AP)
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