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A tanker allegedly carrying Russian fuel en route to Cuba is using deceptive “dark fleet” tactics, including signal manipulation and offshore ship-to-ship transfers, according to maritime intelligence firm Windward<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to MarineTraffic,<\/a> the vessel, called Sea Horse, was located Tuesday on the U.S. East Coast with its signal, noted as “roaming.”\u00a0<\/p>\n

The move comes as the U.S. pressured Cuba\u2019s fuel supplies, disrupting deliveries and targeting third-party countries that provide oil, following new sanctions and the detention of Venezuelan leader Nicol\u00e1s Maduro.<\/p>\n

On Jan. 29, President Donald Trump<\/a> also signed an executive order declaring a national emergency with respect to Cuba and authorizing tariffs on imports from countries that sell or supply oil there.<\/p>\n

Windward reported that the Russian oil tanker initially broadcast Havana<\/a> as its destination on Feb. 7, and was “Hong Kong-flagged” before quietly changing tack. Windward said the tanker had an expected arrival in Cuba in early March.<\/p>\n

US FORCES INTERDICT ANOTHER FUGITIVE TANKER SHIP IN INDIAN OCEAN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The vessel altered its Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal to show it would arrive in the “Caribbean Sea”<\/a> within two weeks \u2014 a vague designation the firm said is often used to hide a ship\u2019s final port of call.<\/p>\n

The destination was later switched again to Gibraltar for orders, even after the tanker had already transited the strait, a move Windward described as inconsistent with standard commercial routing.<\/p>\n

Windward\u2019s analysis also suggests the vessel loaded its cargo through a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer conducted offshore near Cyprus.<\/p>\n

RUSSIAN OIL TANKER \u2018THE GRINCH\u2019 INTERCEPTED AS US, ALLIES ESCALATE SANCTIONS CRACKDOWN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

During the loading process, the tanker\u2019s AIS signal was temporarily switched off \u2014 “a tactic of deceptive maritime operations<\/a> designed to avoid regulatory scrutiny,” Windward said.<\/p>\n

Windward data also shows the vessel\u2019s draft increased on Feb. 8, several days after leaving an area used for floating storage and transshipment<\/a> of Russian middle distillate cargoes originating from Black Sea ports.<\/p>\n

The tanker had loitered in that zone for roughly two weeks before departing, Windward said.<\/p>\n

“Ship-to-ship transfers outside territorial waters, where port-state oversight is limited, have become a common practice in oil trade to circumvent sanctions and regulatory scrutiny,” Windward noted.<\/p>\n

‘IRREGULAR’ ARMED GUARDS ABOARD RUSSIAN SHADOW TANKERS ALARM NORDIC-BALTIC GOVERNMENTS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

The company added that AIS manipulation, offshore transfers and ambiguous destination reporting are now standard features of shadow-fleet activity sustaining Russian oil exports despite any U.S. sanctions.<\/p>\n

Cuba is also facing an energy crisis that has worsened<\/a> in recent weeks after oil shipments from Venezuela, its primary supplier, were halted following U.S. action in early January.<\/p>\n

Mexico, another major supplier, also suspended oil shipments, according to The Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/russian-dark-fleet-tanker-believed-delivering-oil-cuba-detected-us-coast-amid-trump-ban <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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