The Sierra Leone-flagged tanker “Beast”, carrying Russian diesel, has altered its navigational course.
Sea-news.az reports citing real-time vessel tracking data from MarineTraffic.
The tanker, which departed from the Baltic port of Primorsk on October 28 and was initially bound for the United States, is currently heading toward Brazil.
Earlier reports indicated that the tankers “Talisman” and “Leruo” had likewise diverted their routes. According to MarineTraffic, the former has already reached the port of Alexandria in Egypt, while the latter is sailing toward Brazil.
Additionally, as of Tuesday at 00:43 Baku time, the tanker “Agioi Fanendes” reduced its speed to 1.2 knots (2.22 km/h) approximately 1,000 nautical miles off the US East Coast, coming to a virtual standstill.
Tracking systems list the vessel’s destination status as “For Orders” rather than specifying a target discharge port, with no estimated arrival date in the US provided.
On October 9, Trump announced that Russian diesel fuel would be supplied on a large scale to the US and global markets. Later that day, the US Department of The Treasury paved the way for Russian diesel to enter the global market, granting a temporary waiver from American sanctions until April 7, 2027.
