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Shadow Fleet Tanker Captain Pleads Guilty After Weeks-Long Atlantic Chase by U.S. Coast Guard
Avtandil Kalandadze, 47, former master of the tanker Bella 1, pleaded guilty in U.S. federal court to failing to obey Coast Guard orders after a weeks-long Atlantic chase in December 2025. The vessel transported approximately 1.8 million barrels of Iranian crude oil to Asia while employing sanctions-evasion tactics. Kalandadze faces sentencing on August 7 and is expected to be deported after serving his prison sentence.























