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Skipper

IMO Number
9304667
Vessel Type
Crude Oil Tanker
Flag
Guyana

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Vessel Specifications

MMSI
750330000
Callsign
8RAK1
Width
60.0 m
Length
333.0 m

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Latest News

Seized tanker to be sold along with its cargo
Mar 12, 2026

**Title: U.S. Court Approves Sale of Seized VLCC 'Skipper' and Its Cargo** In a significant legal development, the seized Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) 'Skipper' is set to be sold along with its ca...

US Department of Justice filed civil lawsuit to confiscate shadow tanker
Mar 03, 2026

**Title: U.S. Justice Department Moves to Seize 'Skipper' Tanker and 1.8 Million Barrels of Oil** In a decisive legal maneuver, the U.S. Department of Justice has initiated a civil lawsuit aiming to...

Seized tanker had tried to hide its position
Dec 19, 2025

The 'Skipper' may have been trying to hide its position in the past. From October until as late as Dece 4, satellite images showed the ship was in Venezuela, while its transponder showed on several oc...

Seized tanker to be taken to US port
Dec 12, 2025

The Americans intend to bring the seized "Skipper" to a US port. The US government will also confiscate the crude oil on board, The tanker was carrying approximately 1.1 million barrels of crude oil....

US seized tanker off Venezuela
Dec 12, 2025

The U.S. has seized the ' Skipper' off the coast of Venezuela on Dec 10, 2025. No one was injured in the action, which took place in international waters.The seizure could signal intensifying efforts...

Altomare buys VLCC from NYK
Sep 23, 2019

Greece’s Altomare has acquired 2005-built 310,300 dwt Imabari VLCC Toyo, according to broking sources. Altomare has taken the Toyo from Japan’s NYK according to both Seasure Shipbroking and Advanced S...

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