Lillian

After the 'Veronica' (IMO: 9256860) was finally seized on Jan 15 as one of the closest behavioural matches to previously seized Venezuelan-linked tankers, the 'Lydya N' was among a group of other tankers identified to be at risk. The ship has a very high maximum AIS gap (274 days), elevated STS and dark STS. Other vessels were the - 'Bertha: (IMO :9292163), with spoofing 5, high-risk STS 10, dark STS 15; - 'Veronica III' (IMO: 7338595) with moderate spoofing, elevated STS and dark STS; - 'Vesna' (IMO: 9233349) with spoofing 6, dark STS 10. These vessels were representing the closest statistical matches to the established enforcement pattern and were most likely to be acted on once high-risk port calls or STS activity occurs. They had in common dark or deceptive AIS behaviour, offshore pause/loitering, movement resumption and enforcement disruption. AIS spoofing was identifed as the strongest leading indicator, while prolonged AIS gaps and dark/STS activities were forming a parallel enforcement trigger. Across the 19 sanctioned Venezuelan-linked vessels that departed offshore or non-anchorage areas under the existing US naval blockade, all tankers, which were seized, had converged on the same behavioural arc over the past five months: The recent seizures had occured when multiple risk dimensions compounded, and not when a single rule was breached: The Seized vessels had spoofed nearly two times more than non-seized peers (4.2 vs 2.21).. Four of the seized vessels showed high spoofing intensity (3 of 5 are extreme outliers). The parallel escalation tracks were spoofing-dominant escalation and AIS gap/dark or STS-dominant escalation. The seized vessels also showed a higher exposure to high-risk port calls, pointing to clear operational pressure points where enforcement risk accelerates. In contrast, flag ambiguity did not act as a meaningful discriminator.

Attach by Chittagong High Court: 01.06.2022

The 'Pride' has been lost in the Arabian Sea since March 23, 2022. The VLCC was being towed from Oman to a Chittagong scrap yard and broke off its tug. The tanker was had no runner crew on board.

Sold to Breakers 09.11.21