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The first Russian tanker attempting to deliver cargo under US sanctions has covertly transferred oil to another vessel, highlighting the extent Moscow will go to undermine the effectiveness of American restrictions on its fleet, citing Bloomberg. In October, the tanker Primorye was sanctioned by the US Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), after which it did not load oil for about six months. However, in late April, the tanker headed to the Russian Black Sea port of Novorossiysk, loaded a cargo of Urals oil, and embarked on a 7,500-mile journey to a location about 70 miles east o…

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