Oil Tanker Bound For Syria Seized In Gibraltar

London: A supertanker suspected of carrying crude oil to Syria has been seized by Gibraltar for acting in violation of EU sanctions, the territory’s Chief Minister Fabian Picardo said on Thursday. British Royal Marines, along with Gibraltar port and law enforcement agencies, seized the oil tanker — Grace 1 — which was carrying crude oil to the Baniyas Refinery in Syria, the BBC reported. The refinery is subject to European Union sanctions against Syria, Picardo said, adding that there was a reason to believe that the ship was carrying crude oil to the Syrian refinery. (IANS)

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