ANIMATED MAP: Route of the tanker carrying Russian diesel to the United States | AFP Animé

Animated map showing the route of the Agioi Fanendes, a tanker sailing under the Maltese flag and loaded with Russian diesel, originally bound for New York but which has been idling for more than 48 hours near the United States after leaving Primorsk (Russia) on October 23, following an agreement between Washington and Moscow on Russian diesel. Since Monday night into Tuesday, the ship has been carrying out multiple holding maneuvers at very low speed in international waters of the North Atlantic, about 80 km from the U.S. exclusive economic zone, according to an AFP analysis of maritime tracking data from the company Kpler, based on the ship’s AIS transponder signal. The tanker has not received any “instructions” regarding its destination port, its Greek owner, the operator Eastmed (East Mediterranean Maritime Limited), told AFP on Wednesday, without providing further details. Since Tuesday, the ship, still fully loaded, no longer shows any upcoming delivery on Kpler’s tracking site. The site had previously indicated an expected unloading in New York and deliveries in North America. As of Thursday, AFP was not in a position to cross-check the ship’s AIS position with satellite imagery. The vessel’s route is based on data provided by Bloomberg. VIDEOGRAPHIC

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