THE us Department of Treasury recently announced sanctions on shipping company Vishnu Inc and its vessel, the Lady Sofia, for allegedly facilitating illicit shipments to China to support Iran and Houthi forces in Yemen, reports New Delhi's Logistics Insider.
The Lady Sofia, a Suezmax oil tanker registered in the Marshall Islands, was found to have conducted a ship-to-ship transfer with the sanctioned vessel Mehle.
The Mehle, posing as a fictitious Amor vessel and utilizing identification spoofing technology, falsely broadcasted its location as the South China Sea while unloading its cargo onto the Lady Sofia near Singapore.
Earlier, on January 12, the Treasury had identified the Mehle as belonging to Cielo Maritime Ltd, which was sanctioned for aiding Sa'id al-Jamal, an alleged Houthi financial facilitator sanctioned by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control in June 2021.
'The United States is steadfast in its commitment to countering terrorist financing and will continue to use all available means to disrupt significant ongoing illicit commercial activity,' said US State Department representative Matthew Miller.
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The Lady Sofia, a Suezmax oil tanker registered in the Marshall Islands, was found to have conducted a ship-to-ship transfer with the sanctioned vessel Mehle.
The Mehle, posing as a fictitious Amor vessel and utilizing identification spoofing technology, falsely broadcasted its location as the South China Sea while unloading its cargo onto the Lady Sofia near Singapore.
Earlier, on January 12, the Treasury had identified the Mehle as belonging to Cielo Maritime Ltd, which was sanctioned for aiding Sa'id al-Jamal, an alleged Houthi financial facilitator sanctioned by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control in June 2021.
'The United States is steadfast in its commitment to countering terrorist financing and will continue to use all available means to disrupt significant ongoing illicit commercial activity,' said US State Department representative Matthew Miller.
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