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Tanker blacklisted after STS with fake vessel

The USA have blacklisted the 'Ady Sofia' after a ship-to-ship transfer with ‘fake’ vessel linked to the Houthi financial fixer Sa’id al-Jamal. The tanker was expected to deliver its cargo of alleged Iranian oil to China. It had received the cargo on Jan 31, 2024, off Singapore from a tanker that was falsely broadcasting its location and disguised as a fictitious tanker, the 'Amor', according to US Treasury officials. The “fake” tanker, the 'Mehle' (built 1999), had been blacklisted earlier that month because it was said to be linked to the network of the alleged Houthi financial fixer Sa’id al-Jamal.

Pilot boat sank during tanker's assistance - two dead

The pilot boat 'Hoshiri' sank on Nov 18, 2019,, while in service of the 'Ultimate Freedom' which was loading a crude petroleum oil shipment from the Bashayer oil terminal in Port Sudan. Two crew members of the oil terminal were reported lost or missing.

Medevac off Yanbu

The Saudi Border Guard coordination center in the Madinah region was notified on March 22, 2018, that a 25-year-old Indian crew member of the "Ultimate Freedom", which was coming from Panama, fell sick on board. The vessel was located seven nautical miles northwest of Yanbu. A Border Guard team and a medical crew went to the ship to evaluate the situation and extend necessary help.