TASCA

A VLCC-type tanker with a deadweight of almost 310,000 DWT is involved in the STS transshipment of sanctioned russian oil/oil products, in particular, in the waters of the Mid-Atlantic, hundreds of nautical miles from the coast. This high-risk, environmentally hazardous practice with russian oil is that tankers consolidate (receive via STS) oil cargoes from Aframax tankers loaded in russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas to larger tankers bound mainly for China.
The beneficial owner of the vessel is SUNNE CO LIMITED, which was sanctioned by USA on January 10, 2025 for its activities in the energy sector of the russian federation. SUNNE CO LIMITED is affiliated with a tanker fleet that is considered part of the shadow fleet.
On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which SUNNE CO LIMITED has an interest.