Sweden frees sanctioned tanker after seven months
Swedish authorities have cleared an EU-sanctioned product tanker to leave the country after nearly seven months at anchor following an investigation into its registration and seaworthiness. The Swedish Transport Agency has lifted an operating ban on the 2007-built, 75,000 dwt Sea Owl I, after confirming that the vessel is now legitimately registered in Equatorial Guinea. …
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[Claude] All three reports describe Sweden releasing a sanctioned tanker after roughly seven months at anchor, with no conflicting core facts, though Report 3 names the vessel and its shadow-fleet framing whil
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