The arrest took place after the end of an investigation supervised by the Brindisi prosecutor's office and conducted by the Guardia di Finanza and the Customs Agency. There were over 33,000 people on board. tons of ferrous materials. Four people were charged with the detention of the ship: the importer, the shipowner and two crew members. According to investigators, they acted together, violating the restrictions introduced by the European Union against Russia.
What were the charges brought against the ship's crew?
How much material was on board the ship?
What port did the ship come from?
What irregularities did the ship inspection reveal?
Suspicious ship from Novorossiysk. Forgeries and irregularities in documentation
The inspection carried out after the ship entered the port revealed “serious irregularities, forgeries and alterations of on-board documents regarding places of berth and transhipment of goods.” Analysis of documentation and data from the Ecdis system [elektroniczny system nawigacji obowiązkowy na dużych jednostkach, służący także jako system ostrzegania przed kolizją] confirmed that from November 13 to 16, 2025 the ship stayed and conducted transhipment operations in the port of Novorossiysk (southwestern Russia, on the Black Sea). He thus violated the ban on loading goods in this Russian port subject to sanctions.
In addition, investigators found that the ship's systems, including the GPS receiver and transponder enabling the ship's identification and real-time transmission of position, course and speed, were disabled near Novorossiysk, “most likely to avoid geolocation and prevent the authorities from carrying out proper control.”
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