The vessel affiliated with the beneficiaries of the sanctioned shipping company Hennesea Holdings Limited (UAE), founded in late 2022, operating in the maritime sector of the russian economy. Shortly before the entry into force of the price-cap policy, Hennesea acquired old tankers transporting russian crude oil and oil products and entering russian ports.
According to Black Sea News, tanker was transporting russian oil products from the port of Tuapse to EU countries via transvesselment in violation of EU and G7 oil embargo in May 2023.