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The tanker, during the period when the G7 and EU oil embargoes and the price cap policy on russian crude oil and petroleum products were in effect, was involved in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products from russian ports on the Baltic Sea to third countries on behalf of the largest russian oil and gas companies.
Specifically, in May 2023, the vessel exported 707,000 barrels of Urals crude oil from the port of Primorsk to India on behalf of PJSC Lukoil.
In February 2024, the tanker exported 687,000 barrels of petroleum products from the port of Ust-Luga to India; the seller of the cargo was PJSC "Gazprom". In November 2025, the vessel exported 687,000 barrels of petroleum products from the port of Ust-Luga to Indonesia on behalf of PJSC Oil Company "Rosneft".
In February 2026, the tanker exported 707,000 barrels of Urals crude oil from the port of Ust-Luga to India; the seller of the russian liquid cargo — Redwood Global Supply FZ-LLC (UAE), which was sanctioned by the United Kingdom on December 18, 2025, for its activities in the russian energy sector. Redwood Global Supply FZ-LLC is the largest exporter of russian crude oil within the shadow network of russian oil traders—the "2Rivers Group" (Coral Energy). Key roles in this network are played by several azerbaijani traders: Tahir Garayev, Etibar Eyyub, Talat Safarov, and Ahmed Kerimov.
The international non-governmental organization Greenpeace classifies the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and pose a threat to the environment.
The tanker belongs to the fleet of Star Marine Management Inc., an international shipping company incorporated in Liberia with its headquarters in Greece.
The vessel is involved in the oil sector of the russian federation’s economy, the profits derived from which are one of the most important sources of revenue for the aggressor state’s budget.
On February 12, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of restrictions targeting the russian shadow fleet.