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During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil / petroleum products, the vessel was involved in the export of russian oil / petroleum products.
Between January 2024 and July 2025, the tanker transported approximately 5.2 million barrels of russian oil. In particular, on August 3, 2025, the tanker left the Sheshkharis terminal (port of Novorossiysk) loaded with crude oil (almost 140,000 metric tons) and delivered the cargo to India. The sender of the cargo was the sanctioned company PJSC Rosneft Oil Company.
The international non-governmental organization Greenpeace classifies the tanker as part of a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment.
From April 2024 to November 2025, the tanker was owned by Konya Shipping SA (Panama, Panama Folio No. 155749740). The founder of Konya Shipping S.A. is Hector Varela De Leon. On July 30, 2025, the USA imposed sanctions on Hector Varela De Leon for his activities in the oil sector of the Iranian economy. Hector Varela De Leon is associated with the incorporation and management of shell companies that are part of a vast shipping empire controlled by Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, the son of Ali Shamkhani, chief political advisor to Iran's supreme leader. Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani's shipping empire consists of a huge fleet of ships, ship management companies, and front companies that launder billions of dollars in profits from the global sale of Iranian and russian crude oil and petroleum products, mostly to buyers in China.
Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
After the EU sanctions were imposed, the vessel changed its name, flag country, and management. On November 19, 2025, the tanker was transferred to the management of the Turkish company Pergamon Denizcilik Isletmeleri AS (Turkey Trade Registry Number - 1087581), registered on June 25, 2025. Simultaneously with the vessel IMO 9290373, the sanctioned tanker IMO 9292199, affiliated with Hector Varela De Leon, also transferred to the management of Pergamon Denizcilik Isletmeleri AS.
Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On February 24, 2026, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since March 25, 2026, Canada has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
The tanker has been flying the russian flag since August 2026.