SKAGE

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of oil to third countries from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, and resorts to the practice of turning off the AIS signal and conducting so-called 'dark activities' at sea (in the Kerch Strait in the Black Sea, off the southern coast of India).
The international NGO Greenpeace considers the tanker to be part of the shadow fleet.
The owner and commercial manager of the vessel is an unknown company called TRACTION SHIPHOLDING LTD, registered in the Marshall Islands at Trust Company Complex, Ajeltake Road, Ajeltake, Majuro MH 96960. This address in the Marshall Islands is identical to the address of a whole group of shipowners/managers of oil tankers belonging to the shadow fleet.
On February 12, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.