The vessel affiliated with the beneficiaries of the sanctioned shipping company Hennesea Holdings Limited (UAE), founded in late 2022, operating in the maritime sector of the russian economy. Shortly before the entry into force of the price-cap policy, Hennesea acquired old tankers transporting russian crude oil and oil products and entering russian ports.
According to Black Sea News, in February 2023, transported russian crude oil to EU in violation of the russian oil embargo from the ports of Tuapse, Kavkaz (russia) to the Gulf of Lakonikos (Greece).