MARABELLA SUN

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Ship added to EU sanction list

The European Union has adopted its newest sanctions package on Dec 16, 2024, at the Foreign Affairs Council meeting, adding 52 new vessels, among them the 'Marabella Sun', to the sanctions list that have been deemed by the EU to be supporting Russia’s war machine. The vessels that have been sanctioned are primarily involved in circumventing the oil price cap mechanism implemented by the West, in arms deliveries, and in the transportation of stolen grain. This latest package has brought the total number of vessels sanctioned by the EU to 79. The majority of the vessels are involved in the transport of Russian oil and in transporting arms for the Russian military. The sanctions package also targets a total of 54 individuals and 30 entities that are deemed to be bolstering Russia’s war effort. Among them, there are also entities and individuals in China and North Korea who have been deemed to be supplying Russia with dual-use materials to support Russia’s military efforts. Two senior North Korean officials and seven Chinese individuals and companies have been targeted in the latest sanctions. The purpose of the sanctions has been defined to increase the operational costs for Russia by banning them from ports in the EU and hindering them from receiving maritime services.

Details on death on board revealed

A crew member of Latvian nationality died aboard the "Piltene" on 14 October, 2016. The details, however, were disclosed only on Apr 23, 2017, by the Federal Police of Pernambuco. The 31-year-old Kiselovs Vladislavs was responsible for cleaning the engine room and was found on the main deck of the ship, extremely injured, with his right arm, ribs and jaw broken. He also had hives around his eyes. He was found after the ship left Itaqui, in Maranhão, bound for the port of Suape, at the Cape of St. Augustine. He underwent first-aid procedures but succumbed to his injuries. The body was placed in the cold room of the ship and arrived at the Medical Legal Institute (IML), in Recife, on Oct 17. Federal and military police of the Brazilian Navy conducted the first investigations. The death could have been caused by the fall from a significant height of the deck of the vessel. After the removal of the body, the ship was released by the Federal Police. The body of Kiselovs will be embalmed, after passing exams in the IML and then be sent to Russia, where his burial will be arranged. The process for releasing the body took place on Apr 24.