The last of three tankers carrying Russian diesel towards the United States turned up off the coast of New York.
The tanker Agioi Fanendes changed course about 400 nautical miles (about 740 km) from New York and began to move away from the American coast. The ship has been moving slowly and in a zigzag pattern since Monday, according to marine traffic tracking data.
The tanker left the Russian port of Primorsk at the end of October with the stated destination being New York. There are about 40,000 tons of diesel fuel on board. The ship was supposed to arrive in the United States on November 7, but later began showing the status "awaiting orders" instead of the port of destination. The management company Istmed confirmed that the unloading port has not yet been determined.
Two more tankers from the original trio also changed course last week: Talisman left for the Mediterranean, and Valero changed its stated destination to Brazil.
Trump announced an agreement with Putin on the supply of Russian diesel fuel on October 9 after a phone call. At the same time, the US Treasury Department temporarily permitted operations with Russian fuel, previously prohibited by US sanctions. However, already in the middle of the month, a bill was submitted to the US Congress to block the Trump-Putin agreement on Russian diesel.