Falsely flagged ‘dark fleet’ tanker sold for scrap after being banned from UAE waters
The 24-year-old aframax, used to ship US-sanctioned Iranian oil, was reported to have abandoned its crew in July while at anchorage at Khor Fakkan
Sale to undisclosed breakers at discounted price valued the tanker at $9m. The UAE banned all Eswatini-flagged tankers from its ports in the past month, where the 112,210 dwt tanker had been at anchorage at Khor Fakkan since March