The Malta-flagged Agioi Fanendes was carrying about 40,000 tonnes of ultra-low-sulphur diesel when it left Russia's Primorsk port on October 22, originally scheduled to reach New York on November 7. On October 26 it stopped off Skagen, Denmark, and tracking data no longer showed New York as its destination, instead listing it as 'for orders'. On October 27, Senator Richard Blumenthal urged the shipowner to turn the vessel back if it still planned to deliver to a US port, arguing that the 2022 Russian Oil Import Termination Act still bans the cargo despite General License 135 permitting transactions until April 7, 2027. Lawmakers from both parties also warned banks and port operators in Houston, Corpus Christi, Beaumont and New York/New Jersey of possible civil or criminal liability, while two other tankers, Leruo and Talisman, are reportedly carrying Russian diesel to the US, with about 924,000 barrels across the three ships according to Kpler. The vessel may be diverted to Cuba, which suffered severe diesel shortages in May.
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Original headline: Tàu chở hơn 300.000 thùng dầu Nga đang đến Mỹ bất ngờ dừng giữa đường, sắp đi sang Cuba?
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