The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products during the period of the G7 and European Union (EU) oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian-origin crude oil and petroleum products.
The vessel has made port calls at the Sheskharis terminal (Novorossiysk) — a transshipment complex and the end point of the main pipelines of Chernomortransneft JSC (АО "Черномортранснефть", TIN 2315072242, designated by the United States), a subsidiary of the designated russian company Transneft PJSC (ПАО "Транснефть", TIN 7706061801).
The tanker is affiliated with the russian company Eneya LLC (ООО "Энея", TIN 6164136080), which is linked to the designated Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev and has been involved in covert supplies to Syria in the interests of the Ministry of Defence of the russian federation, including deliveries of aviation fuel. Since October 2024, the General Director of Eneya LLC has been Magomed Aliyevich Abdulatipov (TIN 053689064586), who previously served as head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of the Caspian Sea Ports."
Since March 2021, the vessel has been owned by the russian company SBC Dolina LLC (ООО "СБК Долина", TIN 7714420564), whose founder since 23 October 2020 has been the russian company LSCapital LLC (ООО "ЛСКэпитал", TIN 7703426420). As of 11 April 2022, the beneficiaries of LSCapital LLC are Aslan Jamaldinovich Pashayev (TIN 771917667217) with a 75% share, and Aleksandr Ivanovich Lapko (TIN 771515523462) with a 25% share. Pashayev serves as CEO of LSCapital LLC, while Lapko is CEO of SBC Dolina LLC. SBC Dolina LLC has been linked to the russian Sberbank, which reportedly held the vessel as collateral at the time of its sale by the previous owner. Aslan Jamaldinovich Pashayev is believed to be the son of the designated Astrakhan businessman Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich Pashayev, who owns or controls a network of russian shipping companies operating from the Port of Olya in the Astrakhan region.
Enterprises controlled by Jamaldin Pashayev have been involved in russian military exports since 2021, having concluded more than 200 agreements for the maritime transportation of military cargo worldwide. Pashayev and his companies have been an integral part of ongoing transfers of lethal aid to the designated russian company SEZ Alabuga (ОЭЗ "Алабуга"), one of the main UAV assembly plants for the russian Ministry of Defence, supported by Iran. Pashayev is also affiliated with the designated shipping company MG-Flot LLC (ООО "МГ-Флот"), whose fleet has been implicated in the transportation of weapons from Syria, Iran, and North Korea to the russian federation, as well as Iranian oil.
On 20 July 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil and/or petroleum products originating in, or exported from, the russian federation while employing irregular and high-risk shipping practices, as defined in International Maritime Organization (IMO) Assembly Resolution A.1192(33).
On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On October 15, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On February 19, 2026, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
