
Trio of Sanctioned Ships with Russia Oil Briefly Signaled Syria
Three US-sanctioned ships that left Russia this month briefly signaled Syria as destination before changing course.
Aquatica, an Aframax, sailed from Murmansk on March 1 carrying 680,000 barrels of Novy Port crude, according to ship-tracking data. The vessel was indicating Baniyas as destination at the start of its journey before switching to China on Wednesday.

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