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An Indian ship carrying Iraqi crude has been detained by Iran in its territorial waters due to pollution concerns,the head of the refiner buying the oil and Indias shipping directorate said on Thursday.
The Desh Shanti was carrying 1,40,000 tonnes of Basrah crude from Iraq to India. It was a Shipping Corp of India (SCI) vessel carrying Iraqi crude for us … it was detained by Iran authorities to check pollution, HPCL chairman S Roy Choudhury said. The ship was stopped on Tuesday. SCI has informed that it will be getting cleared today, he added.
The head of Indias directorate general of shipping,Gautam Chatterjee,confirmed that the Iranian coast guard authorities had detained the ship,adding: I have no information (if) it has been released.
