US seeks to seize Iranian oil aboard Greek tanker
The United States has initiated a process to seize alleged Iranian oil aboard a Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned tanker.
On 3 February, the US Department of Justice (US DOJ) said it filed a forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that all oil aboard the M/T Achilleas is subject to forfeiture based on U.S. terrorism forfeiture laws.
The 324,655 cbm very large crude carrier (VLCC) is managed by Greece-based Capital Ship Management, data provided by VesselsValue shows.
As explained, the complaint alleges a scheme involving multiple entities affiliated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and the IRGC-Qods Force (IRGC-QF) to covertly ship Iranian oil to a customer abroad.