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Troubled Shadow VLCC Era Resurfaces Under Comoros Flag, Heading to Trinidad for Possible Scrapping
The shadow VLCC Era, a 2002-built tanker with a history of Iranian oil smuggling and a US Coast Guard chase, has resurfaced under the Comoros flag with a destination of Chaguaramas, Trinidad & Tobago. Its ownership by Global Marketing Systems and management by Blue Whale Maritime, a firm active in demolition voyages, signals a likely end-of-life scrapping. The vessel's former master pleaded guilty to failing to obey a US Coast Guard order.
Jun 25, 2026 1 source