No one could accuse the US of not being thorough when it comes to newly re-imposed sanctions against Iran.

The government has even gone to the lengths of including NITC's 164,000-dwt tanker Sanchi (built 1998) on the list published on Monday.

In reintroducing the measures, however, it has been overlooked that the suezmax exploded, burned and sank in January after a collision with a bulker, killing all 32 crew.