“Vessels such as Adrian Darya 1 allow the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to load and transport huge volumes of oil that they are trying to disguise and illegally sell to sponsor hostile activities and promote terrorism,” the agency’s website said.
The pilot of the Iranian ship, Akhilesh Kumar, also entered the sanctions list.
On July 4, Royal Marines of Great Britain detained Grace 1 (former tanker. - RT ) off the coast of Gibraltar due to the fact that the vessel allegedly delivered oil to Syria.
An Iranian tanker held for more than a month was only able to leave Gibraltar on August 19.