The US sold two tankers of the shadow fleet, seized in January
The US sold two tankers of the shadow fleet, seized in January, for scrap. The sanctioned oil tankers Era and Lileo were purchased in July by Dubai-based company Global Marketing Systems.
Consensus
- The U.S. government sold two sanctioned tankers seized in January 2026 to Global Marketing Systems (GMS)
- The tankers were purchased by a Dubai-based company specializing in ship recycling
- The sale was conducted following a court order allowing the disposal of the vessels
- The tankers were previously used for transporting sanctioned oil from Venezuela and Iran
- Both tankers were seized during operations in the Atlantic Ocean
- The tankers were renamed during the seizure process, with one changing its flag to Russia
- The tankers are being sent to India for scrapping at shipbreaking yards
- The sale amount was not disclosed by any source
Points of divergence
- The U.S. government sold the tankers to GMS, and there is a court order permitting the sale, but there were complications due to uncertainty about the previous owner — tg_theinsider
- The tanker Era was seized in the Atlantic Ocean between Iceland and the British Isles — tg_theinsider
- The captain of the Era was sentenced to 10 months in prison and deported by a U.S. court on August 10 — tg_theinsider
- The tanker 'Bella 1' was seized on January 7 in the northern part of the Atlantic Ocean — tvrain
- The tanker 'Bella 1' changed its flag to Russia and was renamed 'Mariner' during the seizure — meduza
Coverage (4 sources)
- USA sold two 'shadow fleet' tankers to scrap in January — The Insider
- US Government sold two sanctioned tankers to scrap — Дождь
- US Government sold two sanctioned tankers to scrap — Дождь (Telegram)
- USA sold two tankers of the "shadow fleet" to scrap. One of them changed flag to Russian during the seizure — Meduza