Grace 1 (later renamed Adrian Darya 1)
seizure · 2019-07-04 · Gulf Of Oman (gibraltar approaches)
- Date
- 2019-07-04
- Region
- Gulf Of Oman
- Vessel
- Grace 1 (later renamed Adrian Darya 1)
- IMO
- 9116412
- Flag
- IRN
- Vessel type
- tanker
- Incident type
- seizure
- Outcome
- released renamed
- Casualties
- none
Summary
The Iranian-flagged VLCC Grace 1 was detained by UK Royal Marines off Gibraltar on suspicion of transporting Iranian crude to Syria in violation of EU sanctions. The seizure — a rare UK naval boarding of a large tanker in Gibraltar Bay — triggered the reciprocal Stena Impero seizure two weeks later. Grace 1 was released after Gibraltar Supreme Court hearings + renamed Adrian Darya 1 under Iranian re-flag. Case became the definitive modern example of oil-sanctions enforcement via vessel-level naval action + the diplomatic-reciprocity risk that follows.
Source
Reporting organisation: UK MoD
https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-defence
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