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During the period when the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products were in effect, the tanker was used from 2024 to 2026 to transport russian petroleum products from russian Black Sea ports to Turkey and Tunisia.
On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the vessel IMO 9391402.
In September 2025, the tanker transported 30,500 tons of russian-origin petroleum products from the port of Taman for export to Turkey.
In October 2025, the ship transported nearly 30,000 tons of russian-origin petroleum products from the Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to Tunisia. The shipper was the sanctioned company PJSC Lukoil, and the charterer was Litasco.
The tanker is operated by the Cyprus-based company 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 director and secretary. A. Hudzasvili and N. Spichenok are also directors of the affiliated Cyprus-based company Cymare Crew Ltd (ΗΕ 359400). In addition, N. Spichenok is the director of Peremoga Investment Ltd (registration number: ΗΕ 300440) and the 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 December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.