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The tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products since November 2024 during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products.
In February 2025, in the area near the port of Said (Egypt), a tanker, having left the port of CPC Terminal (russia), but having previously conducted dark activities near the russian port of Novorossiysk, made an STS transmission with the tanker IMO 9207027, which is considered part of the shadow fleet of the russian federation, the safety management of which is carried out by Bstls Shipping LLC (IMO 6507554, Azerbaijan), whose fleet includes the tanker IMO 9262924 (under UK sanctions) involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker IMO 9227443 involved in the transportation of russian and Iranian crude oil/petroleum products.
In April 2025, in the area near the port of Said (Egypt), the tanker, having left the area near the russian port of Novorossiysk, where the vessel was with AIS turned off, made an STS transmission with tanker IMO 9249312, which was classified by the International NGO Greenpeace as a shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening the environment, affiliated with the technical manager of Vista Vvave Shipmanagement LLC (Azerbaijan), whose fleet includes the tanker IMO 9380673, involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products since June 2024 from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, including the use of deceptive practices, whose captain has been sanctioned by Ukraine.
On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the tanker IMO 9399480.