Sanctioned tanker transfers Russian oil after being barred from India

An ageing tanker denied entry to India in a class society dispute has transferred its cargo of Russian oil to another vessel.

Reuters cited two sources and shipping data indicating that the 111,000-dwt Andaman Skies (built 2004) offloaded 800,000 barrels of Varandey crude onto the Sao Tome and Principe-flagged 113,000-dwt Ozanno (built 2008).

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Both vessels are operating under Western sanctions.