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The USA have pinned 14 of Sovcomflot's tankers, the 'Anatoly Kolodkin', NS Antarctic', 'NS Lion', 'Ns Consul', 'Ns Burgas', Ns Captain' 'NS Columbus', 'Sakhalin Island', 'Nevskiy Prospect', 'Georgy Maslov', 'Liteyny Prospect', 'Krymsk' 'Ns Creation' and 'Ns Bravo', giving the Russian shipping company 45 days to unload oil and other cargo. The company was prosecuted for violating the crude price cap in force since December 2022. This battalion of clandestine ships, owned by companies with opaque ownership to conceal illicit operations, has been in the crosshairs of the Western coalition for many months with widely documented practices such as STS oil transfer operations and deactivation of AIS, with the fleet constantly expanding. The Office of Foreign Asset Control of the Treasury (OFAC) has designated the 14 tankers in which Sovcomflot has an interest, and in particular 12 of the 75 vessels operated by the Oil Tankers SCF Management FZCO, a company which had to inherit part of of the SCF fleet when the latter was forced to sell or disperse to companies abroad following international sanctions. The first inclusion of SCF on the international sanctions list (United Kingdom, European Union, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, etc.) dates back to 2022 and concerned financial transactions involving long-term debt or new shares. The company has 45 days to unload oil and other cargo, but OFAC has not banned transactions for its other tankers and has even made it clear to oil traders that they can continue to use the large majority of the Russian carrier's fleet without repercussions, which claims 147 ships. Capping the price of oil, which consists of applying a discount per barrel of crude compared to the market price but without harming the stability of international markets, aims to limit the resources that Russia earns from the sale of hydrocarbons. Russia sold its oil in January at a discount of $19 per barrel compared to Brent (international benchmark) compared to $12 to $13 per barrel in October. With a barrel at this price, Russia therefore received 75% of the oil revenue it should have received, or 25% less. At the same time, Russian military spending has increased by 60%, leading many observers to say that the system is ineffective, due to a lack of monitoring and control means. 196 tankers, identified as belonging to the clandestine fleet, had left Russian ports in December 2023. Five new shipping companies based in the United Arab Emirates have started to transport Russian crude since November 2023. The US Treasury has sanctioned 27 oil companies for violating the price cap since October, when the cap was implemented.

The 'Run Yuan' was detained in Rizhao on Oct 10, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 11101 - LIFE SAVING APPLIANCES - Lifeboats (no responsibility of RO) 07115 - FIRE SAFETY - Fire-dampers (no responsibility of RO) 13102 - PROPULSION AND AUXILIARY MACHINERY - Auxiliary engine (no responsibility of RO).

Brittany Ferries announced to discontinue its direct Poole-Cherbourg service three weeks earlier than planned. The 'Barfleur', which has served the route since 1992, was reassigned to cover the Rosslare-Cherbourg route, starting on Oct 12, 2026, and made its final sailing from Poole on this day. At the end of June, Brittany Ferries had announced a series of measures to achieve savings of several million euros. Among them, the sale of the 'Cotentin', but also of the 'Barfleur', and the closure of the Cherbourg-Poole link on Nove 2, replaced by a route passing through Portsmouth, Guernsey and Cherbourg. Report with photos: https://www.bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/26626702.live-barfleur-leave-poole-final-time/?afd_azwaf_tok=eyJraWQiOiIyQzI1RDVDRTVENEFCMTQzM0VBMDdBMTI4QjZBOUQ5MjBERkNGRkIyMEY2RkQ4MjY5MDU2OEU4RTlBRjY0QjFEIiwiYWxnIjoiUlMyNTYifQ.eyJhdWQiOiJ3d3cuYm91cm5lbW91dGhlY2hvLmNvLnVrIiwiZXhwIjoxNzkxODAzNjE5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTE4MDM2MDksImlzcyI6InRpZXIxLTU4Yzg5NTc4NzktZGJoNmMiLCJzdWIiOiIxMzQuMjQ1LjE2My4yNTIiLCJkYXRhIjp7InR5cGUiOiJpc3N1ZWQiLCJyZWYiOiIyMDI2MTAxMlQxMTEzMjlaLTE1OGM4OTU3ODc5ZGJoNmNoQzFDUEhtdmFzMDAwMDAwMGY1MDAwMDAwMDAwYmU2YiIsImIiOiJTZDNxb0hwamRja3g0dFZkRTVKdUNhTkpCMnROa3hXXzZ5UTdxYkxCUjBvIiwiaCI6ImxoMTJHaDlib3I1cnV1dDdkalF3NWVacWlxUkQ3TVlrOXdhNVhtMk5Da2cifX0.am45lM3HeH3txeh8j4cAIc8ChigyPAwE9jQ1qlEsxvWj2a-bssVLYfFhW6ptxfatBT4jDQ6C0MeUdW3lGRPh_vrGI8pHz1L2mj2gUI3om8QKF78vtE_Fi-TWKk0WRzqRjGi19LZiR5Iyizzov8F61xcevRTNKa4VwyxiRyT43M3osQfB2MJ1aWg_RvnHtiwX1RYkpl9H2iGW33rEZyx25iy_Qode9PFWXaVjLKlVZOZqBhnkgjNMykvJBNyTNzqylJf7SIRd1Cg2OTXXjXepE-aRm_WJQ-dZCSgP-Oqxdai554Ql4gpu2VixmWF2zI2M43Ynfrud5ZbjVXHc6f9pkg.WF3obl2IDtqgvMFRqVdYkD5s

The 'Ever Lucky' was detained in Shenzhen on Oct 9, 2026, with three detainable defiencies: 14104 - POLLUTION PREVENTION - MARPOL ANNEX I - Oil filtering equipment (no responsibility of RO) 07117 - FIRE SAFETY - Jacketed high pressure lines and oil leakage alarm (no responsibility of RO) 06107 - CARGO OPERATIONS INCLUDING EQUIPMENT - Cargo operation (no responsibility of RO). The ship was released again the same day.

On Oct 11, 2026, the Vietnamese Maritime Rescue Force dispatched the rescue vessel SAR 273 to the 'Ramhan', enroute from Khor al Fakkan to Yantai, to conduct the medical evacuation of an Indian crew member who became seriously ill while sailing in waters south of Vietnam. The third engineer was suffering from fever, chills, dizziness, and high blood pressure, was unable to act independently, and was in very poor health condition. The captain therefore requested an emergency medical evacuation. The center initiated a rescue plan and contacted medical advisors on board the ship to provide initial emergency care to the sick crew member. However, the patient's condition deteriorated. In this critical situation, under the direction of the Vietnamese Maritime Authority, the 'SAR 273', based in Nha Trang, was deployed at 8:48 a.m. to the ship and reached the 'Ramhan' one hour later. The rescue team provided assistance, immediately administered initial medical treatment, andat 10:54 a.m., brought the patient ashore at the pier in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa,. He was handed over to the shipowner's representative and the local authorities and then transferred to Vinmec Nha Trang International General Hospital for further treatment. The container ship continued its voyage with an ETA at the port of destination as of Oct 16. Report with photos: https://www.vietnam.vn/de/cuu-nan-khan-cap-thuyen-vien-nuoc-ngoai-bi-benh-nang-tren-bien-viet-nam