AIGAIO PELAGOS

During the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products.
In early February 2025, there was an explosion on board off the coast of Libya, which caused significant damage to the ship and required a rescue operation. In early January 2025, the ship called at the russian port of St. Petersburg, as well as at the Portenergo terminal in the port of Ust-Luga.
The vessel belongs to the fleet of Cymare Navigation FZC (UAE). This company is linked through a group of tankers to a Cypriot company with a similar name — Cymare Shipmanagement Ltd (IMO 5883981, registration number: HE 309832). Cymare Shipmanagement Ltd is managed by: Andrei Hudzasvili (citizen of the Republic of Estonia) – director; Nikolay Spichenok (citizen of the United Kingdom) – director; Victoria Orlova Papaduri (citizen of the Republic of Cyprus) – serves as both director and secretary. A. Hudzasvili and N. Spichenok are also directors of the affiliated Cypriot company Cymare Crew Ltd (ΗΕ 359400). In addition, N. Spichenok is a director of Peremoga Investment Ltd (registration number: ΗΕ 300440) and a director of SCF Management Services (Cyprus) Ltd (registration number: HE 42739). From 2012 to 2015, N. Spichenok held the position of director of the technical fleet management department of the sanctioned company PJSC Sovcomflot. Sovcomflot PJSC is russia's largest state-owned shipping company providing services for offshore hydrocarbon production and transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. The main charterers of Sovcomflot PJSC vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot PJSC participates in the servicing of major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG, and others.
Since September 2025, the vessel has been owned and operated by Tanker Trade Ltd (IMO 0332883), incorporated in the Marshall Islands, at an address widely used for registering companies that own/manage tankers in the russian shadow fleet.