Seizure of the St Nikolas

On January 11, 2024, four to five members of the Iranian Navy boarded and took control of the Marshall Islands-flagged, United States-controlled & Greek-operated civilian oil tanker MV St Nikolas. The course of the oil tanker was altered towards the coast of Iran after the capture. The oil tanker at the time was reported to have been carrying 145,000 tonnes of crude oil from Iraq to Turkey. The St Nikolas had a crew of 18 Filipinos and one Greek national.

Background
The St. Nikolas ship, previously named the Suez Rajan was a Greek managed ship, seized by the United States in April 2023. USA claimed that the ship had violated its sanctions by loading and trying to transport Iranian oil to China. The Iranian oil was then taken and sold by USA after it was unloaded in August 2023.

 Related pages 
 List of military operations during 2024

References

Category:January 2024 events
Category:Battles involving the United States
Category:2024 in Iran
Category:Marshall Islands
Category:Battles involving Greece
Category:Red Sea crisis