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Six tankers on sanction list

The United Stateshave imposed sanctions against six more tankers trying to break the embargo on oil transportation to and from Venezuela that the country has imposed, four with connections to Ukraine, one with Russia and one Venezuelan. Three of the ships - the 'Balita', 'Domani' and 'Freedom' - are operated by Fides Ship Management in Ukraine. A fourth, the 'Legacy', was operated by Fides Ship Management for a period in 2020 before being taken over by Panthea Marine and is now operated by the Russian company Berylicious. The other two were the 'Maxim Gorki', which is under the management of Transocean Shipping in Moscow, but owned by Venezuelan Govt INEA, and the 'Sierra' operated by Rustanker.

Two crew members died of methyl alcohol

The Second Officer and an Able Seaman, both Ukrainians, died after they drank methyl spirit on board of the "Magus" in the night of Aug 19, 2019. MThe aster of the tanker, which anchored off Taman, requested immediate assistance to the two poisoned crew members. They were transferred on board of a tug to shore and taken to hospital in Taman. One of them died during the transportation, the other one died in hospital.

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