Georgian National Pleads Guilty After US Pursuit of Ghost-Fleet Tanker Carrying Iranian Oil

Georgian national pleads guilty after US pursuit of ghost-fleet tanker carrying Iranian oil

Avtandil Kalandadze admitted failing to obey U.S. Coast Guard orders after authorities said he led a weeks-long trans-Atlantic effort to evade interception.

'You Will Not Escape': DOJ Warns Ghost Fleet Operators After Tanker Captain's Guilty Plea

DOJ warns ghost fleet operators after tanker captain pleads guilty to evading U.S. Coast Guard orders.

Master of Sanctioned Tanker Pleads Guilty to Refusing to Obey Orders in Evading US Coast Guard

Avtandil Kalandadze, a citizen of the Republic of Georgia and the former ship master of a tanker that shipped Iranian and Venezuelan oil in violation of U.S. sanctions, pleaded guilty on June 12 to failing to obey U.S. Coast Guard...