HAWK III

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker was involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices, and made calls to the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine, in particular, in April 2025.
In 2023, 2024, by order of Tejarinaft FZCO and Nexus Oil Trading FZCO, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil products (almost 93 thousand tons in total) from the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal, is located. The shipper of the cargo was Amur Trading FZCO.
In August 2024, after leaving the russian port of Novorossiysk, in the area of Port Said- Suez Canal Anchorage (Egypt), tanker IMO 9260263 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9258014, which is considered part of the shadow fleet, which has been switching to the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products since July 2022, and was previously involved in the transportation of Iranian crude oil/petroleum products.
In October 2024, after leaving the russian port of Novorossiysk, in the area near Greece, tanker IMO 9260263 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9222560, which is considered part of the shadow fleet involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products.
In February 2025, after leaving the Kerch Strait area, where the vessel was engaged in dark activities, in the area near Greece, tanker IMO 9260263 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9402732 of the VLCC class, affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading operators of the so-called "shadow" fleet involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products in 2022-2023 under Western sanctions.
In March 2025, after leaving the russian port of Tuapse, tanker IMO 9260263 performed an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9402732 of the VLCC class near Greece.