Russian Oil Tanker to Reach Cuba

[ryre]

Interesting article...

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/19/world/americas/cuba-russia-oil-blockade.html?unlocked_article_code=1.UlA.y6Fj.VEXEnQdMnfAI&smid=nytcore-android-share

[JohnnyO]

The Sea Horse is in the Atlantic with a scheduled port of Puerto Cabello, Venezuela but that is the "story". Its radar is pinging on and off, its moving at 0.4 knots to better blend in with the maritime traffic. It's at maximum draught, so it's loaded. Anatoly Kolodkin, same story just further behind near England. GPS positioning pinging on and off. I suggest we put Diaz Canel and Rubio in a MMA cage match and get this over with. The money generated can be sent to the Cuban people.   

[ElLoboLoco]

I feel like we are living in a simulation.

[WestCoastSmokin]

3 hours ago, ElLoboLoco said:

I feel like we are living in a simulation.

Pretty close.

[ha_banos]

Now no longer heading to Cuba? This says it's now heading to Trinidad. Same vessel?

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/tanker-carrying-fuel-originally-bound-cuba-diverts-trinidad-shipping-data-shows-2026-03-20/

[ryre]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/29/world/americas/cuba-russian-oil-tanlker.html?unlocked_article_code=1.W1A.kptF.FEHvz30VKXTe&smid=nytcore-android-share

[Vetteman]

What’s going on here? What’s the strategy? Are there talks going on?

[JohnnyO]

The Russian tanker is scheduled to reach Matanzas tonight with 730,000 barrels of crude. A drop in the bucket but its a start. They'll need 3 weeks to process it. 

[Puros Y Vino]

Good news. Also heard that 15,000 tons of rice arrived from China too.

[JohnnyO]

Anatoly Kolodkin docked at the port of Matanzas 8:36am today. Estimated value of the crude is $84 million and it has been calculated that the amount that arrived is only good for 12.5 days at Cuba's consumption rate. So they will need at least 2 of these a month to get by. John