Iran has reportedly released the Greek-owned oil tanker St. Nikolas, which it seized in January 2024, according to maritime intelligence firm TankerTrackers.
The move appears to end a lengthy detention linked to earlier U.S. sanctions enforcement actions involving the same vessel.
The St. Nikolas, a Marshall Islands-flagged Suezmax tanker, was seized by Iranian forces while transiting the Gulf of Oman with a cargo of Iraqi crude oil bound for Turkey.
Iranian state media had said at the time that the seizure was carried out under a court order, although it was widely seen as retaliation for a previous U.S. action.
TankerTrackers said on Monday that Iran has now released the tanker. There has been no official confirmation from Iranian authorities.
The detention followed events in April 2023, when U.S. authorities seized the same vessel while it was operating under the name Suez Rajan.
That seizure took place in the South China Sea and involved more than 980,000 barrels of
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