First tanker blacklisted by Britain shrugs off sanctions to load crude cargo

A tanker blacklisted by the UK over Russia-related oil trading has loaded a crude cargo within a week of being hit by sanctions, according to ship tracking databases.

The 146,400-dwt Fighter Two (built 2006) loaded 972,000 barrels of oil on Wednesday, the first time a tanker sanctioned by the UK has taken on a cargo, according to Kpler ship and cargo data.