{
  "id": 664286,
  "title": "U.S. sells two “shadow fleet” tankers seized in January for scrap",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/12/u-s-sells-two-shadow-fleet-tankers-seized-in-january-for-scrap",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-12T11:30:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Insider",
    "slug": "the-insider",
    "url": "https://theins.press/en/news/295948"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The U.S. government has sold two sanctioned oil tankers seized by American forces for scrap, according to a report by the industry publication Lloyd’s List . The Era (IMO: 9230880) and Lileo (IMO: 9256860) were bought in July by the Dubai-based company Global Marketing Systems (GMS). The value of the deal was not disclosed. According to Lloyd’s List , both vessels are heading to Alang, India, for…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}