Grace 1 was seized on July 4 by the British overseas territory who accused it of breaking EU sanctions.
A newspaper in Gibraltar has reporetd that the U.S. Departmnet of Justice now wants to take control of the tanker.
On July 4, Gibraltar authorities with the help of the British Royal Marines, seized the Grace 1 oil tanker following suspicions it was delivering oil to the Syrian regime — a violation of EU sanctions. According to the local media outlet, Chief Justice Anthony Dudley said in court that if the U.S. had not intervened, "the ship would have sailed."
The Gibraltar government separately confirmed that the captain and three officers of the Grace 1 had been released from arrest.
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