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Hey GKB47
Have enjoyed your tanker wars commentary, found informative too ;-)
If not aware, Stena Impero is leaving Iran for KSA (two months since first impounded)...
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/centerx:56.4/centery:26.8/zoom:9
Good luck all ENQers, MO
gkb47
Its a Marine Traffic problem - seen it from time to time - usually sorted in a few hours.
Well if this glitch means that only the grownups can post here, great... I guess this was not get posted then. Have a great weekend everyone... into rugby World Cup mode..
gkb47
Its technical problems on Marine Traffic - its the same when you look at the North Sea - even NO has disappeared on her way to Kraken.
Follow this link - click on show on live map - then zoom out - and you will see the problem.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/details/ships/shipid:372801/mmsi:311020200/vessel:NAVION%20OCEANIA
Just a thought . . . Navion Hispania has been anchored by Gibraltar for over a month, right next to Grace 1 for a period of that. I think there has been an STS via a submersible snergelly hose to NH orchestrated by the GLF (Gibraltarian Liberation Front). They will sit on the load till all this has died down then use it to finance an anti Brexit independence coup. An independent Gibraltar will then offer sanctuary to the caption of Adrian Darya who will rise to become their President and a minor TV celebrity with his own panel show "Where's my Tanker Now".
XXX
gkb47,
Tanker trackers have been following the situation. The interesting point is Iranian media and the US are stating that 55% unload happened last week. Sat imagery and ships location point to this not being correct. I thought the situation was the Captain had been offered $millions to take this ship to US friendly port, he was also threatened by US ( and no doubt Iranian National Guard ) and he had asked to be removed from duty. I think he wants nothing to do with it anymore.
gkb47,
I'm just relaying what tanker trackers have observed. This was their response to the US saying Adrian Darya 1 was un loading .
"Good morning!
This bit of “information” was brought to us. It is incorrect. There are no hoses visible as this is not even a delivery point. Shadow thickness hasn’t changed. Also, 2.1 million barrels doesn’t last 3 months. They need over 100K a day. Thx."
In this instance I think Trump is doing the right thing. No one wants a war with Iran as it will not end well for all parties. The campaign of maximum pressure denying Iran oil export revenue is the best course of action. Tanker trackers have reported that Adrian Darya 1 had not offloaded its oil in the photo put out in the media by the US. So it seems like the US are now making the narrative there.
Interesting huh ?
I think trump is the mouthpiece the strategy comes from the brains of others [thankfully].
I agree GKB, if you judge Trump on what we know is bonafide, yet he denies as fake news, then every chance the mafia state Russia have plenty on him.
The US has a huge bloated military but unfortunately the rest of the world isn't impressed or cowed enough. They are exiting Afghanistan (pop. 35m) with their tail between their legs. I read that Russia has offered to help move oil via the Caspian sea into Turkey and Syria https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russia-opens-new-route-for-iranian-oil-to-skirt-sanctions-k7xqlg386 . China is increasing its imports from Iran via STS transfers and paying with currencies other than dollars. The US speaks loudly and wields a little stick. They are seen as increasingly ineffective. Their security (US) is no longer threatened so why not curl up into a ball. I suspect that even Saudi Arabia is wondering WTF and they (and Russia) seem to have leverage over Trump from before his election. The US threatens NATO when they were the biggest beneficiaries of WW2 in Europe. They want it all ways.
*Putin taking over Crimea beginning to make more sense.
Flip Flop Trump talks tough, but currently looking the other way re Iran. Look at his position with N Korea & their missile programme, where once it was a major issue, now All Trump says is ‘Kim likes missiles’. Apparently Trump can lie & talk ****e because he talks in hypotheticals...
I think trump’s holding off escalating the situation with Iran in fear of spiking oil?
Recollect the s**t he pulled last year, getting Russia and KSA to rump up production, to counter the sanctions, then last minute providing waivers......trump openly admitted after, he had to adopt this strategy to stop oil going above 100$.
Think he’s backed himself in a corner here, looks impuissant if he doesn’t retaliate or if he does opt to take action runs the peril of spiking oil, this in turn upsetting he’s core fan base?
Agree K, supposedly since the sanctions the Chinese have been filling there boots with discounted Iran oil.
Doesn’t need any sanction relief, still selling its oil and products and high enough levels.
That’s why we are still seeing over supply
John Bolton said.
"Anyone who said the Adrian Darya-1 wasn't headed to Syria is in denial," Bolton said in a tweet late Friday with a satellite image he said showed the ship anchored two nautical miles off Tartus.
"Tehran thinks it's more important to fund the murderous Assad regime than provide for its own people. We can talk, but Iran's not getting any sanctions relief until it stops lying and spreading terror!"
The English have egg on there face and for once the US administration where spot on, interesting to see who makes the first move.
Seems as if Trump and the EU have just let Iran break sanctions without any form of repercussions and still holding a Tanker hostage. How does that look to the rest of the world ?
And worst still, moving fast towards weapon grade Uranium
(Reuters) - Iran's foreign ministry spokesman on Sunday said an Iranian oil tanker at the center of a dispute between Tehran and Western powers had reached its destination and sold its oil, state television reported.
"The tanker has gone to its destination, the oil has been sold," spokesman Abbas Mousavi told the television station without disclosing whether the crude oil had been delivered.
The tanker Adrian Darya 1, which went dark off Syria last week, has been photographed by satellite off the Syrian port of Tartus.
Yes probably when it switches off its transponder and heads for Syria. Can't wait!
Are we expecting the US to intercept the ship formally known as Grace One ? If so I think thats going to be worth a few dollars on the price of Brent.
18p. Bloody Hell. The only things that’s gonna get this price moving is a war in the Middle East
well, Grace 1 appears to be on the move
I can’t believe they wouldn’t let me say *s******* OK, how about *giggle* going to censor that?
Theres a ship near it called 'Janet' *s******* one for Rocky Horror fans