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Heroin Worth $148 million males U.K. Biggest Ever Seizure
UK authorities seized almost 1.3 tons of heroin with a street value of £120 million ($148 million) from a container ship, in the nation's largest ever bust involving the drug.Officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the Border Force found …
Sep 5, 2019 / Curious
LNG carrier rescues two in Gibraltar Strait
One of BW Offshore’s LNG carriers rescued two people from the sea in the Gibraltar Strait on Sunday, August 25.BW Offshore said via social media on Monday that the LNG Kano was transiting the Gibraltar Strait around 13:00 local time on Sunday when …
Aug 26, 2019 / Accidents
Update: Iranian tanker Adryan Darya 1 Sails to Undeclared Destination Amid Cargo Scrutiny
The Iranian oil tanker Adrian Darya 1 that the U.S. sought to seize in Gibraltar was about halfway into the Mediterranean Sea without declaring a destination on Sunday amid mounting speculation over where the roughly 2 million-barrel cargo of crude …
Aug 26, 2019 / Curious
Released Iranian Oil Tanker Switches Direction, Heads for Turkey
The Iranian oil tanker that the U.S. sought to seize in Gibraltar has changed its heading to southern Turkey, raising concern that its cargo will end up in Syria.The Iranian-flagged Adrian Darya 1 switched its destination to the Turkish port city of …
Aug 26, 2019 / Curious
VLCC Grace 1, oil cargo seized for breaching EU sanctions on Syria: Gibraltar govt
Panama-flagged VLCC Grace-1, carrying crude oil to Syria, was detained along with its cargo early Thursday by Gibraltar Port and Law Enforcement agencies, assisted by a detachment of the Royal Marines, the chief minister of Her Majesty's Government …
Jul 5, 2019 / Curious
Vilma Oil contracts second Boluda Tankers vessel to operate in port of Ceuta
The PETROBAY barge will serve ships in the Strait of Gibraltar together with a second company tanker, the SPABUNKER CUARENTABelonging to the fleet of Boluda Tankers, the Boluda Maritime Corporation division responsible for fuel transport and …
Jan 23, 2019 / Vessels