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Mechanical issue delays departure of Iran ship stranded in Brazil
The bulk carriers had been stuck at Paranagua port in the southern state of Parana since early last month after Petrobras refused to provide fuel for fear of breaching US sanctions on Iran.
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Iranian ship Bavand (left), loaded with 48,000 tons of corn, is seen anchored in the port of Paranagua, Brazil, on July 19, 2019. Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras informed Friday it won't supply fuel to two ships -Bavand and Termeh- of Iranian company Sapid Shipping, which have been anchored for weeks in southern Brazil, for fear of violating economic sanctions imposed by the United States.
(AFP/Heuler Andrey )
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ne of two Iranian ships stranded off the coast of Brazil for weeks was forced to delay its departure Sunday due to a mechanical problem, according to port officials and the ships' contractor.
The bulk carriers had been stuck at Paranagua port in the southern state of Parana since early last month after Petrobras refused to provide fuel for fear of breaching US sanctions on Iran.
On Thursday, a Supreme Court judge ordered the oil giant to refuel the two ships, which were then scheduled to depart over the weekend.
The order came after Iran's top envoy to Brazil told Bloomberg that Tehran could suspend imports from the Latin American country if the issue was not resolved.
A spokesperson for Eleva Quimica, the Brazilian company which contracted the vessels, said refueling started in the early hours of Saturday.
The port administrator confirmed one of the ships, Termeh, departed Saturday as scheduled to another Brazilian port. But the Bavand, which was scheduled to return to Iran Sunday morning, suffered a mechanical issue.
The Bavand will set sail Monday morning.
The ships had reportedly brought urea, which is used to make fertilizer, to Brazil and were to transport corn back to Iran.
