Tanker «Lana». File photoATHENS, Jun 14 The tanker Lana (formerly Pegasus) freed by the Greek authorities with Iranian oil cannot leave Greek waters due to financial claims from the tug company, Greek public television ERT reports The tanker, detained in mid-April, has been released since June 10, but there is a delay due to the settlement of outstanding issues with creditors, the Kathimerini newspaper reported earlier. «/>The Iranian IRGC detained two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf. The tanker is located near the port of Karystos on the island of Euboea. «Lana» on financial claims in favor of third parties, and not the cargo of the tanker,» the channel reports. «Today, the lawyers of the tug company filed an application for the arrest of the vessel in the court of first instance of Chalkis, because, as one of the lawyers said, the claims that their clients have to the shipowner company, in particular, for towing the ship, are growing every day,» ERT reports. The oil cargo seized from the ship at the request of the US judicial authorities is not under arrest. Tanker «Lana» (formerly «Pegasus») , which previously sailed under the Russian flag, and then changed its name and owner, has been detained in the port of Karystos on Euboea since mid-April, where it would have to l stand up due to breakage and difficult weather conditions. His tanks contained 107,000 tons of Iranian oil. The US claimed that oil proceeds would be used to finance terrorism. By decision of the court of first instance, Iranian oil was confiscated in favor of the United States, part of the oil was reloaded onto a Greek tanker for shipment to America. The Greek authorities argued that Iranian oil from the tanker was confiscated by Athens legally, by decision of an «independent Greek court», and Iran did not appeal court decision. In response to the arrest of the tanker and the confiscation of its oil, Iran seized two Greek tankers in the Persian Gulf. The Iranian official said the seizure of the ship's cargo is «a prime example of international piracy» for which Athens and those who illegally seized the ship are responsible. Tehran demanded the release of the vessel, which was seized under pressure from Washington. The Court of Appeal of Chalkis (the administrative center of the island of Euboea) on June 9 overturned the decision of the court of first instance to confiscate Iranian oil. It was expected that after the court's decision and the release of the tanker, Iran would also release two Greek tankers.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/abfa7c711a323bbbc630a59051376a05.jpg" />Greece gas prices up after European embargo on Russian oil
