Houthis’ UN-purchased tanker takes more Russian oil in undercover delivery
- US-sanctioned tanker that was spoofing its AIS offloaded oil to the VLCC Yemen in early September
- Transfer marks the vessel’s first dark STS, suggesting a change in tactics as Houthis’ oil trade moves increasingly into the shadows amid tightening US sanctions
- Lloyd’s List recently exposed how Yemen, purchased by the UN for $55m in 2023 to avert an environmental catastrophe, has become the Houthis’ de-facto floating storage tanker for Russian oil
The Houthis continue to use a tanker purchased by the UN in 2023 to avert an environmental disaster off Yemen as a storage platform for Russian oil. But amid mounting US designations and rising scrutiny, the Yemeni faction is employing classic sanctions-skirting tactics to hide its operations
