Identity-stealing tanker set to deliver first Iranian crude cargo to India in years
- Jaya, a US-sanctioned VLCC notorious for engaging in ‘zombie’ tanker scams, is anchored near Paradip, India with Iranian crude
- If discharged, it would mark the first Iranian crude cargo delivered to India since 2019
- The cargo was loaded in late February, according to TankerTrackers.com, within the timeframe of the sanctions-exemption period under the US licence
- A sanctioned VLGC discharged Iranian LPG in India earlier this week
A US-sanctioned VLCC with a history of identity theft is set to deliver the first Iranian crude cargo to India since 2019 following the US temporarily waiving sanctions on Iranian oil loaded prior to March 20
