Iranian oil tanker spilled oil in Israeli waters, confirms leading newspaper

An Iranian tanker deliberately spilled oil into Israel’s economic waters, said Lloyd’s List, a leading international shipping newspaper, confirming much of Environmental Protection Minister Gila Gamliel’s description of the events that led to last month’s oil spill in the Mediterranean Sea. “Eco-terrorism”, accusing Iran of intentionally polluting the Mediterranean to harm Israel. Lloyd’s List Intelligence vessel tracking data confirmed last week that a tanker named Emerald was responsible for the spill while carrying 90,000 tonnes of crude oil from Iran to Syria. Emerald is owned by Emerald Marine Ltd. in the Marshall Islands . Its owner is “anonymous, undetectable,” said the report, and is the company’s only vessel. The ship was insured by the Islamic club P&I of the United Arab Emirates, which Lloyd’s List said “is used exclusively by Iranian shipowners who cannot find coverage elsewhere.” As the Ministry of Environmental Protection had previously stated, Lloyd’s List said the The tanker’s Automatic Identification System (AIS) was turned off when it sailed through the Gulf and Red Sea, connected as it passed through the Suez Canal and turned again as it approached Israel on February 1. The Israeli investigation found that the ship dumped part of crude oil off the coast of Israel, before heading to Syria with its AIS again. He unloaded the rest of his cargo on another ship off the coast of Syria.

London-based Lloyd’s List publishes information and analysis on the shipping industry and publishes news on shipping since 1734, making it one of the oldest periodicals in the world.

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