Achilles

The U.S. Treasury Department on the last week of July 2025 imposed sanctions on more than 115 Iran-linked individuals, entities, and ships, some of which are involved in transporting Russian oil. Three tankers, the 'Tagor', 'Guanyin' and 'Tassos', were scheduled to deliver Russian oil to Indian ports this month. All three vessels are under U.S. sanctions. The 'Tagor' was bound for Chennai, while the 'Guanyin' and 'Tassos' were headed to ports in western India, according to trade sources and Russian ports data. Sanctions aimed at cutting Russia’s oil revenue, seen as funding its war against Ukraine, have been increasingly hitting Russian oil supplies for India, which buys more than a third of its oil needs from Russia. The 'Tagor' was now heading to Dalian, while the 'Tassos' diverted to Port Said. The 'Guanyin' remained enroute to Sikka, a port used by Reliance Industries RELI.NS and Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd. BPCL.NS. Separately, the tankers 'Achilles' and 'Elyte', both loaded with Russian oil, were preparing to discharge Russian Urals for Reliance.. Both vessels have been sanctioned by Britain and the European Union.

The 'Achilles', en route from Ust-Luga to India with a cargo of Russian oil, and the 'Marlin Luanda' suffered near-misses of missiles in the Red Sea on Jan 26, 2024. Both vessels were reportedly safe after seeing the explosion of projectiles in the water. The 'Malin Luanda' was about 60 nautical miles south of Aden in the Gulf of Aden, when the captain reported two missiles at port side. The tanker truck by a missile and caught fire. Firefighting equipment on board was being deployed to suppress and control the fire caused in one cargo tank on the starboard side.