Iran Tanker the U.K. Detained May Be About to Offload Its Oil
- Adrian Darya 1 alongside Jasmine Wednesday: satellite imagery
- Shipbrokers say vessels could be transferring oil ship-to-ship
The Adrian Darya 1 oil tanker.
Photographer: Johnny Bugeja/AFP via Getty Images
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There’s growing speculation the Iranian-flagged oil supertanker that was previously detained off Gibraltar is about to offload its cargo onto a smaller vessel.
Adrian Darya 1, which had been held by the U.K. on suspicion that it was supplying crude to Syria in breach of sanctions, is now tethered to another Iran-flagged vessel called Jasmine, according to a satellite image from Maxar Technologies Inc. That could mean the tanker is preparing to discharge part of its cargo via a ship-to-ship transfer, according to shipbrokers who asked not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak to the media.