Tanker operator faces US treasury sanctions for illicit transfers of oil to Iran

The Comoros-flagged crude oil tanker Hecate, which is being sanctioned by the US Treasury Department for alleged illicit transfers of oil destined for Iran

The US Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is taking additional action against Iranian military revenue generation, targeting shipping company Oceanlink Maritime DMCC for facilitating the shipment of Iranian commodities on behalf of Iran’s Armed Forces General Staff (AFGS) and Ministry of Defence and Armed Forces Logistics (MODAFL). OFAC is also […]

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Inadequate lookout led to collision between yacht, product tanker in Bahamas

Two crews not maintaining proper lookouts led to the collision between a yacht and a tank vessel near Nassau, Bahamas, on December 23, 2021, the National Transportation S ..

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