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The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo, the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Black Sea using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling AIS, conducting dark operations in the Kerch Strait area, conducting STS transmissions with russian affiliation in the Kerch Strait area (in particular, with the tanker IMO 9289001), and with ships of the russian shadow fleet near European countries (in particular, with tankers IMO 9296406, IMO 9258167).
The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment.
On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of 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.