VIDEO | Italian authorities seize cargo ship for alleged attempts to evade EU sanctions

The ship arrived at the Port of Brindisi on Italy's Adriatic coast on November 21, 2025. Shortly upon its arrival, authorities conducted an inspection and discovered, "serious inconsistencies, falsifications, and alterations," in the available documentation relating to its recent port visits and the loading of cargo.

Officials also said that the ship had deactivated its AIS transponder while near Novorossiysk with the possible aim of avoiding being tracked by appropriate authorities.

GdF investigators were able to determine the vessel's routes between November 13 and 16, 2025. They also confirmed that the ship conducted prohibited cargo loading operations in Novorossiysk during the same period.