MMS said it was simply carrying out its business of transporting goods when it loaded oil from the autonomous area controlled by the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Its 159,156-dwt United Kalavryta (built 2005) has remained anchored off the Texas coast in the US, without having unloaded any of its $100m cargo.
The Iraqi ministry of oil said yesterday that five MMS-owned vessels have been involved in transporting allegedly illegal goods.
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