India was blocked by Cordelia Moon tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet. The ship, flowing under the flag of Panama, transporting Russian oil, was to be discharged in the West Indian port of Vadinar. However, Delhi did not give permission to accept the sanctions of the goods and the tanker has been on the anchor for a week.
According to the Bloomberg agency report USA.
Indiawhich are the second largest importer of crude oil with Russiathey decided not to take loads or ships that were covered by sanctions if they were loaded after January 10 this year.
“We don't want to take risks”
This was confirmed last Thursday in an interview with the Reuters Agency Indian Secretary for oil PANKAJ Jain: – The supplier is obliged to provide me with something that meets my compliance requirements.
Indian refining officials also told the agency that they informed Russian suppliers and oil traders that the product they sell should be consistent with the parameters of the US sanctions.
– We don't want to take risks. We will not touch any load, which includes the sanctions of the entity or ships – said one of them.
Meanwhile, four more tankers with Russian raw material are approaching Vadinar, where the oil refinery is located, said Safety4sea.
Cordelia Moon tanker flowing through the Bosphorus StraitShutterstock
A series of problems
This is not the first unlucky cruise of the Cordelia Moon tanker. In October last year, Tancowiec, after unloading the goods in India, was heading towards the Suez Canal, when in the Red Sea Yemeni Huti rebels They attacked him with a sea drone filled with an explosive load.
The explosion was damaged by one of its empty reservoirs, but the ship was able to move away to a safe distance from the Yemeni shore.
After the repair in the Turkish port of Yalova, in December the ship set off towards the Black Sea Straits, sailing to Noworosian in Russia, where it was to be loaded with oil again. But when he sailed through the Bosphorus, the engine problems appeared. The tanker blocked the strait, which Türkiye She had to completely close for many hours.
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