Faxon

The second of three Iranian tankers, the 'Fortune' has arrived in the waters of Venezuela on Oct 1, followed by the 'Faxon'. On Sep 29 the 'Forest' already arrived in El Palito to discharge a cargo of crude oil. They were carrying on the whole 823.899 barrels Iranian fuel and other oil. The 'Faxon' was sailing along the coast of Guyana on Oct 1. All three tankers made a detour through southern Africa, continued towards the Carribean and entered Venezuelan waters with tracking systems turned off to curcumvent US scantions.

The 'Faxon' was the fourth ship of the Iranian oil flotilla arriving in Venezuelan jurisdictional waters and escorted by the Bolivarian National Armed Force (FANB) on May 28, 2020. The tanker entered the Exclusive Economic Zone of Venezuela in the morning and was heading to the Amuay Refining Complex, located in the Los Taques municipality of the Paraguaná Peninsula, in the State of Falcón. The frigate 'Guaquerí - PO 11' was in charge of the escort . The tanker was loaded with gasoline, as part of the bilateral energy agreements signed by both countries.

The "Iran Faraz" was attacked by four Somali speed boats on route to the port city of Izmir in Turkey from Bandar Bushehr in southern Iran on Apr 4, 2010. The Iranian fleet which was patrolling in the area rushed to the scene after it received an SOS message from the tanker and curtailed the attempted hijack through a timely and swift operation. The "Iran Faraz" is now heading to Turkey without having sustained any damage.