Moldova's Naval Agency has cleared up the ownership interests of the vessel that brought the explosive cargo to Beirut six years ago.
In an email to TradeWinds, director Igor Zaharia said the 3,226-dwt Rhosus (built 1986) was owned by Briarwood Corp and bareboat chartered to Teto Shipping, contrary to popular media reports naming Teto as the owner.
The Rhosus was detained by Lebanese authorities in 2013 and abandoned in 2014.
