UK tanker Stena leaving Iran 2 months after being detained
British tanker Stena Impero leaving Iran where it had been detained since July.
British tanker Stena Impero leaving Iran where it had been detained since July.
The British tanker Stena Impero began moving from the Iranian port of Bandar Abbas toward international waters at 9 am Iran time on Friday, the Ports and Maritime Organization of Iran said.
The British tanker was detained by Iran in July.
judicial file on the vessel is still open and the process of looking into “violations” committed by the ship continues, the agency said in a statement.
According to Refinitiv ship-tracking data, the tanker started moving and exited the Bandar Abbas port in Iran