The US will sell the allegedly Iranian oil aboard the Evangelos Marinakis-connected VLCC en route to Texas.
US District Judge Paul Friedman on Tuesday granted a motion filed last week by the government seeking to sell the oil on the 298,000-dwt Achilleas (built 2010) originally destined for China.
"The government is directed to contact interested buyer(s) and seek a fair market value for the sale," the order read.
