Owners of seized Russian oil tanker claim U.S. improperly sold ship for scrap metal
U.S. authorities sold a seized Russian oil tanker to a maritime scrap dealer for far below market value in an “economically irrational” deal aimed at thwarting the owner’s attempt to recover the vessel, the company’s lawyers said in court papers. The Justice Department was ordered to respond to the allegations, made by the ship’s Russian … Read more