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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 to third countries.
In September 2025, the tanker transported more than 99,700 tons of russian crude oil from the Sheshkharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk (russia) to India. The cargo was shipped by the russian company Russneft. The Sheshkharis terminal is a transshipment complex, the endpoint of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under US sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801).
In May 2026, the vessel exported more than 628,000 barrels of petroleum products from the port of Ust-Luga.
On February 12, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.