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The Iranian oil tanker "Happiness 1", held for more than two months in the port of Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, has been released.
On May 2, the tanker faced an engine failure near the Jeddah port on the Red Sea, and was forced to seek repairs in the port of Arabia. However, after his reparation, the Saudis refused to let him go, charging Iran $ 200,000 a day for ship repairs, while Iran had paid more than $ 10 million to the ship. Port authority for maintenance costs, reported the Mehr news agency.
Now, after 80 days, as a result of negotiations between the National Iranian Tanker Company and the Saudis, the ship and 26 crew members are returning home.
However, it is unclear under what conditions the tanker was released and if more money was paid, as neither Tehran nor Riyadh officially disclosed details.
According to Iranian officials, the incident occurred on April 30 as Happiness I headed for the Suez Cbad and water poured into the tanker's engine room. It has been reported that all necessary precautions have been taken to avoid any environmental damage.
The TankerTrackers watch group estimated that the vessel was carrying up to 1.22 million barrels of crude oil.
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