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Oil tanker involved in trafficking Russian oil sails to Russia after anchoring in Hurd’s Bank

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Mark Camilleri
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The Palau-flagged oil-tanker Fidan seems to have done a textbook oil-sale operation at Hurd’s Bank after travelling from the east specifically to the area. The ship is now en route to the Russian oil port of Primorsk with Hurd’s Bank being its last destination.

The ship, which was previously under a Turkish flag, was also investigated by the Albanian authorities for selling Russian oil

We are currently covering Hurd’s Bank due to its potential security risks as conflicts spread through the oil-shipping industry. Hurd’s Bank may also begin to see increased trading activity as Russia’s oil-trading (and trafficking) in and from Venezuela are disrupted by the US authorities.

Images from Marine Traffic.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2 responses to “Oil tanker involved in trafficking Russian oil sails to Russia after anchoring in Hurd’s Bank”

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    Sweden and Finland request ban on maritime services to Russian ships and ban on exports of luxury products - The Maltese Herald

    […] ban on Russian oil-cargo vessels would also effect service-ships that frequently sail through Hurd’s Bank to offer offshore services. The request is also being made while the US is currently conducting worldwide operations to seize […]

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    Malta requests the help of Europe's military alliance: neutrality is just an illussion - The Maltese Herald

    […] Yesterday at the European Council, the Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Ian Borg literally asked the European Council to provide military and naval support to help countries like Malta keep off the Russian shadow fleet from our shores. This should have been done already long time ago when it was evident that Russia was using Hurd’s Bank as an area for their illicit trading activities. […]

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