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TypeVessel[sources]
NameASHER[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignXVJN7[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on Russian oil, the tanker was involved in the export of oil to third countries from Russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas. · Oil exports from russia are the most important source of income for the kremlin regime to finance the war against Ukraine. The tax on oil production collected by the russian federation in 2023 amounted to 8.9 trillion rubles, or 31% of total federal revenues. According to CREA data for September 2024, russia's revenues from crude oil exported by sea amounted to 192 million euros per day, 86% of the total volume of russian marine crude oil was transported by shadow tankers, while tankers owned or insured in countries that impose price restrictions accounted for 14% of the total value of russian oil exported in September. · The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadow fleet. · The shadow tanker fleet continues to generate multibillion-dollar revenues for the kremlin by circumventing sanctions by disguising its activities under third-country flags, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant environmental safety hazards with significant economic costs to coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequately insured shadow fleet tankers. · The tanker is affiliated with Thang Long Gas Co LTD (Vietnam), whose fleet was involved in the transportation of sanctioned Venezuelan and Iranian oil. Thang Long Gas Co LTD was the previous owner and manager of the tanker. · 2 more...[sources]
FlagVietnam[sources]
IMO Number9258868[sources]
MMSI574005280[sources]
Past FlagsIsle of Man · Marshall Islands · Panama[sources]
Previous nameBritish Swift · Gold Season · Marid · Star Swift[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkkse.ua · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · www.blackseanews.net · 3 more...[sources]
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