The Independent - 20.08.2019

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TUESDAY 20 AUGUST 2019

Iranian ship seized by royal


marines leaves Gibraltar


British-flagged ‘Stena Impero’ still held in Islamic Republic, as Tehran


warns US not to detain its tanker in open seas


‘Adrian Darya 1’, formerly ‘Grace 1’, before it left Gibraltar on Sunday (Reuters)


SAMUEL OSBORNE


The Iranian tanker seized by British royal marines near Gibraltar in July on suspicion of carrying oil to Syria
has left port.


Shipping data showed the Grace 1, renamed the Adrian Darya 1, leaving Gibraltar around 11pm on
Sunday, and is believed to be heading to Kalamata in Greece.


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