Overview
- Maritime data firm Kpler told CNN the Sea Horse (Hong Kong flag) and the Russian‑flagged Anatoly Kolodkin appear to be heading toward Cuba with diesel and crude, respectively, though delivery remains unconfirmed.
- The Sea Horse carried about 200,000 barrels of diesel and conducted a ship‑to‑ship transfer near Cyprus in January listed for Havana, but its latest track shows it moving away from the region.
- Kpler says the Anatoly Kolodkin departed Primorsk around March 9 carrying roughly 730,000 barrels of crude and is transiting the Atlantic with Matanzas listed as a possible destination next week.
- The U.S. Treasury issued General License 134A permitting limited trades of Russian oil loaded before March 12 through April 11, yet it explicitly bars sales or deliveries to Cuba and warned the island cannot obtain Russian oil.
- MarineTraffic lists the Anatoly Kolodkin as sanctioned by the U.S., U.K. and EU while the Sea Horse is unsanctioned, as the Kremlin acknowledges contacts with Havana and the U.S. Coast Guard notes a continuous presence in nearby waters.