Supertanker Seized by US Forces, 5 June 2026

Overnight, U.S. forces seized the M/T Davina (a/k/a/ Lenore), a supertanker with the capacity for up to two million barrels of oil, and which is listed under U.S. Treasury Dept. sanctions on Iran’s petroleum and petrochemical sectors. The vessel is part of Iran’s Ghost Fleet, a… pic.twitter.com/wPkl8s1xIH

— U.S. Department of Justice (@TheJusticeDept) June 5, 2026

… network of illicit shipping facilitators that have enabled the Iranian regime to earn critical energy revenues, undermine stability in the region, and attack U.S. partners and allies.

This seizure is part of DOJ’s work with our whole-of-government partners to disrupt Iran’s illicit oil smuggling and revenue generation that benefit the government of Iran and the IRGC.