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The tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products.
The owner and manager of the tanker since 2019 is the russian company Trinity Shipping LLC (TIN: 7813270750), the main activity of which is the operations of sea freight transport. As of June 14, 2025, the company's fleet includes seven more oil tankers (IMO 9038969, IMO 9585912 (under sanctions since June 2025), IMO 9282986 (under sanctions since May 2025), IMO 9288930 (under sanctions since May 2025), IMO 9105140 (under sanctions since May 2025), IMO 9585924, IMO 9676230) sailing under the russian flag, including the tanker IMO 9676230, affiliated with the russian company Transpectrochart LLC (TIN: 7825484443, under US sanctions) and, according to OFAC data, was involved in oil supplies to Syria in 2016-2018. Transpectrochart LLC is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company JSC Sovfracht, one of the largest independent freight forwarding companies in russia, which acts as a key node in the military transport network of russian cargo ships delivering north korean weapons to russian military facilities for use in the war against Ukraine. Transpetrochart LLC is associated with the supply of jet fuel and oil products from the Feodosia oil depot to the Syrian port of Tartus for supplying the russian troops in Syria, including the "Syrian squadron" of the russian navy.
On June 17, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker in connection with the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin from russia to third countries.