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Built from Mariel dataThe Talisman is on Washington’s own sanctions list. In October it called at Primorsk, Russia, left lower in the water, and now broadcasts “Atlantic coast” as its destination, with arrival due on 9 November. A US Treasury licence issued on 9 October allows Russian diesel into the United States, and it does not say which ships may carry it.
This short film traces the tanker from false flags to a US-bound voyage. It also follows two more tankers out of Primorsk, and three tankers named as carrying diesel that turned out to carry fertiliser. It is built from the Mariel database.
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Russian Diesel Heads for America
Sanctioned by Washington, licensed by Washington: the Talisman’s journey from false flags to Primorsk, and a diesel cargo now heading west. Built from the Mariel database.
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Washington has not sanctioned a ship over Russia since 10 January 2025. One of the tankers it listed that day, the Talisman, is now due on the US East Coast around 9 November with Russian diesel, the Financial Times reported,…
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