July 11 (Reuters) - A Chevron ( CVX )-chartered oil tanker that

was seized by Iran more than a year ago was heading for

international waters on Thursday, LSEG ship tracking data

showed.

The Marshall Islands-flagged Advantage Sweet was boarded by

Iran's military in the Gulf of Oman in April 2023 after an

alleged collision with an Iranian boat.

There was no immediate comment from Chevron ( CVX ) or Iranian

officials on Thursday on whether the vessel had been released or

what discussions may have been involved.

The movement of the Advantage Sweet appeared to coincide

with the reported conclusion of a court case that Iranian

state-linked media have linked to the tanker.

In March this year, an

Iranian court found

in favour of patients who had sued the U.S. government over

sanctions which they said stopped Iran importing medicine for a

rare skin disease, causing deaths and suffering.

After the ruling, Iranian authorities said they would

unload about $50 million worth of crude from the Advantage

Sweet, the semi-official Fars news agency reported.

The report did not specify whether Iran's seizure of the

tanker's oil would contribute to any compensation for the

patients.

On Thursday, an Iranian court reached a final ruling in

the case, ordering the U.S. government and officials to pay $6.8

billion over the sanctions, the Iranian judiciary's Mizan news

agency reported.

The U.S. State Department called in March for the

immediate release of the tanker.