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Damaged shadow tanker towed to Marmara Sea
A few days after the 'Fina A' was struck by a Ukrainian drone on June 17, about half a dozen tugs, led by the 'Haktan', towed the unloaden shadow tanker through the Bosphorus towards the Marmara Sea on July 7. The damage at the port side stern was clearly visible. The tanker was sanctioned by the UK, Switzerland, EU and Canada and was one of the first being Timor-Leste flagged. It was known for going dark to circumvent the G7 oil price cap. The actual flag was Equatorial Guuinea. The ship is in the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping and owned by the Seasailor Holding Ltd. in Antigua- Barbuda since 2024. On July 8, the tanker was anchored in pos. 40° 57' N 028° 43' E, before being delivered at a shipyard in Yalova.
Sanctioned tanker struck by Ukraine in Black Sea
Ukrainian forces have struck the 'Fina A' on the night of June 16, 2026, in the Black Sea between Anapa and Novorossiysk. The vessel was returning from Vadinar to Novorossiysk. The AIS signal from the tanker has been switched to “not under command”. There was no information on the extent of the damage. In August 2025, the tanker transported nearly 100,000 tons of Russian oil from the Sheskharis terminal at the port of Novorossiysk to Dakar, Senegal. The cargo was shipped by the sanctioned company Rosneft. The European Union imposed sanctions on the tanker on May 20, 2025 (effective May 21, 2025) for transporting crude oil and petroleum products originating in or exported from the Russian Federation. Ukraine also imposed sanctions on the vessel on Dec 13, 2025, and on Vapor Xunardito, the vessel’s captain, on Feb 21, 2026. The vessel was actiaööy under sanctions by the European Union, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Ukraine for the transport of oil and petroleum products on behalf of the Russian Federation to circumvent international sanctions and restrictions. The ship reported it was registered in Equatorial Guinea and was under Russian classification. Its management and owners were listed in Antigua and Barbuda. Its last inspection was in May 2026, and Indian authorities found eight deficiencies, including issues with its auxiliary engine, fire detection, and working spaces. Beyond the tanker, the Defence Forces also struck two road bridges in Kherson Oblast — one across the North Crimean Canal near Stavky and another near Voinka, which Russia used to move troops and equipment between occupied territories in southern Ukraine. A Russian command-and-observation post and a command post were hit near Velyka Novosilka in Donetsk Oblast. Ukrainian units also reported strikes on Russian drone control points across Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, Kherson, and Dnipropetrovsk oblasts, as well as two sites inside Russia's Kursk Oblast.
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