American Club drops sanctioned aframax over fabricated IMO number
- American Club removed a sanctioned aframax using a fake IMO number
- The tanker Tia spoofed AIS identities as Arcusat and Tavian, switching MMSIs
- It kept trading between Türkiye and Russia, underscoring tougher sanctions enforcement challenges
A US-sanctioned tanker’s use of a fabricated IMO number and rotating identities has led the P&I club to drop it from the fleet list, highlighting how identity spoofing is outpacing routine compliance checks
