- Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure sail to the United States.
- Fuel should be in U.S. territorial waters to be seized.
- Vessel owners transfer fuel cargoes to other vessels to be shipped to the US as the warrant covers only the cargoes.
According to a U.S. government source, tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure are sailing to the United States,reports Reuters.
Tankers with warrant for seizure
Tankers carrying Iranian fuel cargoes covered by a U.S. warrant for seizure are sailing to the United States.
After talks between U.S. authorities and ship owners, tankers ship Iranian fuel cargoes to the U.S., says a U.S. government source and a shipping source said on Thursday.
Why tankers sailing to the U.S.
U.S. prosecutors filed a lawsuit in July to seize the gasoline aboard the four tankers, and a judge subsequently issued a warrant for seizure. The fuel cannot be seized until the tankers carrying it enter U.S. territorial waters.
According to a U.S. government source, owners of the four vessels agreed to transfer fuel cargoes to other vessels to be shipped to the United States, as the warrant covered only the cargoes and not the vessels.
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Source: Reuters
