U.S. warns against helping Iranian tanker
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The United States has issued a warning to Greece and all ports in the Mediterranean about providing assistance to an Iranian-flagged supertanker that Washington suspects of transporting oil to Syria
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Iranian-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1

Deadweight 300,000 tonnes Crew: 25 Built: 1997
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Gibraltar (UK)
Syria: Alleged destination 
IRAN
GREECE
Suez Canal
Grace 1 took long route around Africa as it was too big for Suez Canal
Strait of Hormuz
Prospective route
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TANKER TIMELINE
 
Apr 17: Grace 1 departs Iran’s Kharg Island export terminal loaded with Iranian light crude oil
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Jul 4: Tanker seized by British Royal Marines off coast of Gibraltar. Vessel suspected of transporting 2.1 million barrels of oil to Syria in defiance of European Union sanctions
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Jul 19: Iran responds to Grace 1 seizure by impounding UK-flagged tanker Stena Impero in Strait of Hormuz
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Aug 15: Gibraltar releases Grace 1 after receiving assurances from Iran that tanker would not unload its cargo in Syria
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Aug 19: Grace 1, now renamed by Iran as Adrian Darya 1, sets sail – believed to be heading for Kalamata in Greece – despite U.S. attempts to have tanker re-impounded
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Sources: AP, BBC, MarineTraffic, Reuters
Picture: Associated Press © GRAPHIC NEWS


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