PHOENIX CROWN

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker PHOENIX CROWN has been actively engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products, both directly from russian ports and via ship-to-ship (STS) transfers near European countries. The vessel has also engaged in deceptive shipping practices, including dark activity (AIS disabled) near russian ports in the Black Sea.
In January 2023, PHOENIX CROWN transported over 29,000 metric tons of petroleum products from the russian port of Tuapse. The Tuapse production facility comprises a refinery and maritime terminal owned by the designated russian entity PJSC "NK "Rosneft" (ПАО "НК "Роснефть"). The consignor of the cargo was PJSC "NK "Rosneft", and the consignee was Bellatrix Energy Limited (Hong Kong), also a designated entity.
In August 2024, the vessel completed another shipment of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from Tuapse to Turkey.
The tanker has also participated in STS operations involving russian-origin oil and petroleum products near Greece. On 8 March 2025, while in the southern part of the Laconian Gulf, PHOENIX CROWN received russian-origin petroleum products via STS transfer from the tanker IMO 9692844, which had arrived from the russian port of Primorsk. The cargo was later discharged at the Petrol Ofisi Terminal in Iskenderun, Turkey.
In March–April 2025, the vessel completed a voyage from the russian port of Novorossiysk to the port of Mundra, India.