Somebody catch me up. What is "sanctioned" in this context?
> "...a large tanker, very large, the largest one ever seized actually..."
Some days I can't tell a Trump quote from a satire of a Trump quote. :-)
From AI:
“A sanctioned tanker is a ship targeted by international sanctions, usually for transporting oil from sanctioned nations like Russia, Iran, or Venezuela...”
Funny word, sanctioned.
It can mean “approved”.
It can also mean declared illegal or in violation of rules.
Depends on context.