В Греции освободили задержанный нефтяной танкер под российским флагом

The Pegas oil tanker, sailing under the Russian flag and previously detained off the Greek island of Euboea, was released by the decision of the Anti-Money Laundering Authority, the Greek portal News 24/7 reported.

The crew of the vessel provided documents to the International Maritime Organization, from which it follows that the ownership of the tanker belongs to a company that is not subject to EU sanctions.

The tanker was detained in the port of Karystos (Evia) on April 19, the Athens-Macedonian News Agency reported. The decision was made by the Office for the Fight against Money Laundering as part of the implementation of European sanctions against RUSSIA, the agency pointed out, specifying that the detention concerned the ship, and not the cargo on it. The crew of the ship consists of 19 people.

The Greek portal Protothema wrote that due to technical problems, the tanker was accompanied by a tug, after arriving in the Peloponnese, the oil from the tanker had to be reloaded onto another ship, but due to bad weather, Pegus anchored in the port of Karystos.

The Pegas Aframax tanker was built in 2003 and is 249 meters long and 44 meters wide, according to data from Fleetmoon, which tracks the movement of ships. The vessel is registered in the port of Taganrog in the Rostov region and belongs to the Transmorflot company. According to SPARK, the Transmorflot company is registered in Taganrog, Andrey Beloglazov manages the company.

On April 8, the European Union introduced the fourth package of sanctions against Russia because of a special operation in Ukraine. Restrictive measures include a ban on ships flying the Russian flag to enter EU ports. An exception is made for ships that carry agricultural products, food and humanitarian aid.