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Oil received from sanctioned Russian tankers received in Qingdao

On March 13, 2025, the 'Daban', carrying Russian crude transferred from three smaller tankers that are under U.S. sanctions unloaded at a berth run by the privately-controlled Qingdao Haiye Group at the port of Qingdao, ending an unusual month-long voyage highlighting the efforts of producers and traders to keep Moscow's oil flowing despite tightened curbs. The VLCC was carrying two million barrels of Russian Sokol oil. The cargo was initially headed to the port of Yantai in Shandong province, a refining hub and top destination for oil sanctioned by the United States. Yantai, part of Shandong Port Group, rejected the cargo.The 'Daban' had transferred oil from the tankers 'Vladimir Arsenyev' on Feb 3, the 'Kapitan Kostichev' on Feb 9 and the 'Victor Konetsky' on Feb 10 at Nakhoda Bay in Russian territorial waters. These three vessels had come under U.S. sanctions on Jan 10. Nakhoda Bay is not known as a regular site for ship-to-ship transfers of oil, making the 'Daban's movements more conspicuous. The tanker is managed by Hong Kong-based Confident Apex Ltd,, while contact information for the company was not available.

Tanker rescued castaway

On April 14, 2018, the "Altair Trader" rescued a castaway in the South China Sea at 7.10 p.m., while underway in the South China Sea toward the port of Kawasaki. The crew noticed a light on the sea surface ahead the starboard and spotted a castaway. The vessel immediately turned around and started rescue operations, and by 8.330 p.m. the man was safely rescued. On April 15 at 10.30 p.m. the survivor was handed over to the local authorities off the Nha Trang Port in Vietnamat the instruction of the Vietnamese Maritime Rescue Coordination Centers.