MR tanker sold for scrap spoofing in Middle East Gulf
Rialto was reportedly sold for recycling in December and is now seen manipulating its AIS in the Middle East Gulf
Three of the four dark fleet ships reportedly sold for recycling in the December have since engaged in AIS manipulation. One VLCC has emerged with a cargo of Iranian crude and another has been anchored in Iranian waters. MR Rialto’s AIS showed it sailing south in the Gulf of Oman before re-emerging off Abu Musa and showing patterns consistent with manipulation
