Arctic Sea: now L.T.W. Express, Gustavia I., Anguilla

L.T.W. Express, ex-Shelley Express, Gustavia I., Anguilla

L.T.W.EXPRESS 

(Ship name as reported by AIS: L.T.W. EXPRESS)

 [Leading the way, LLC .... UAE leading the way in energy transition ??]

General Cargo  General Cargo

IMO:  8912792

MMSI: 376859000

Type: GENERAL CARGO

Gross Tonnage: 3988

Summer DWT: 4706 t

Build: 1991

Flag: SAINT VINCENT & GRENADINES

ex-names

Vessel Name: SHELLEY EXPRESS

Flag: PA

Last Reported: 2015-05-07 09:40:00

Vessel Name: ARCTIC SEA

Flag: BB

Last Reported: 2011-11-03 15:26:00

Vessel Name: ARCTIC SEA

Flag: MT

Last Reported: 2010-05-12 08:55:00

Vessel Name: JOGAILA

Last Reported: 2005-03-01

Vessel Name: TORM SENEGAL

Last Reported: 2000-05-01

Vessel Name: ALRAI

Last Reported: 1998-12-01

Vessel Name: ZIM VENEZUELA

Last Reported: 1998-05-01

Vessel Name: OKHOTSKOE

Last Reported: 1996-01-01

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[March 14, 2015 The AIS satellite-tracking device removed and transmitting? ]:

Shelley Express ex-Arctic Sea

Russian President Vladimir Putin on April 13 lifted a five-year ban on delivery of the S-300 air defense missile system. It would significantly bolster the Islamic republic's military capability by providing a strong deterrent against any air attack.   The White House said Secretary of State John Kerry had raised concerns over the move in a conversation with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov.

]March 3 2014 Shelley Express at Las Palmas]

Shelley Express still at Las Palmas

Shelley Express, ex Arctic Sea   It's ba-ack

In August 2009, the 'hijacked' Arctic Sea was off Las Palmas.   Three Russian Il-76 transport planes (each capable of carrying 44 tons of cargo) were used to bring in the crew and maybe Surface-to-Air S-300 missiles destined for Iran by the Russian industrial complex. Perhaps after the urging of interested nations, the Moscow government intervened with naval forces, 'found' the vessel and sentenced the woeful hijackers,  a Latvian and an Estonian, as well as three others described as stateless.   This is a brief statement of an intriguing mystery.   more   also and read

Owner Pmac Maritime, P.O.# 60011, Sharjah UAE >>>Petrofac International Ltd.[FTSE 100] ???   {April 2013)