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May 14 • 4 tweets • 3 min read
Crude oil tanker GHIBLI - currently sailing under the flag of Liberia - set to arrive in the Spanish port of Algeciras today having loaded up in Ust-Luga Port, Leningrad Oblast, #Russia ImageImageImageImage
GHIBLI in waters SE of the Rock. The Crude oil tanker is loaded with Russian oil & vessel tracking apps forecast her arrival in Algeciras port at 1600. Image
CM @FabianPicardo recently stressed #Gibraltar's rules already prevent any such vessel entering British Gibraltar Territorial Waters, receiving any port service or offloading any Russian cargo.

Our cameraman @darren_durante was able to pick out GHIBLI in the fog (centre of pic) Image
GHIBLI no longer headed for Algeciras, now on its way to Egypt. Image

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