The captain and first officer of an oil tanker – which has been moored off the Moray coast – have been taken out of UK waters by US Coastguards.
The Marinera has been in Scottish waters for two weeks, after officials boarded the vessel accusing it of carrying sanctioned oil linked to Venezuela, Russia and Iran.
The other 26 crew are voluntarily leaving the UK.
But lawyers for the captain’s wife say the events raise serious constitutional and legal concerns.
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