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The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products and in the bunkering of ships in the Azov–Black Sea basin during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products.
The tanker has made port calls at terminals in the TOT (temporarily occupied territory) of Crimea, Ukraine, and at the russian Sheskharis terminal, which is a transshipment complex and the end point of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (АО "Черномортранснефть", TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company PJSC Transneft (ПАО "Транснефть", TIN 7706061801).
The tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company PJSC Lukoil (ПАО "Лукойл").
On May 20, 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions, which entered into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33).
On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force.
On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.