The current journey of the British-flagged tanker VS PROMISE (IMO 9351438) along the southern tip of Argentina has reached its first conclusion. After casting off from Ushuaia at the beginning of the week, the satellite positioning systems (AIS) of the MarineTraffi c platform confirmed on Friday afternoon that the vessel is sailing on a clear northward course, located in the open waters of the Atlantic off the coast of Puerto Deseado (Santa Cruz).

Traveling at a speed of 13.5 knots , on a heading of 025°, and with a settled draft of 10.5 meters , the tanker officially declared its destination in its electronic reports as the Nederland, Texas (NDX, United States) terminal in the Gulf of Mexico. Its estimated arrival date is September 21st at 11:00 PM .

X-ray of the shipment: 165,000 barrels of provincial crude

The consolidation of the route confirms that the ship did not make a second crude oil take-up at the northern monobuoy of Tierra del Fuego, sailing directly with the cargo that was pumped to it between August 12 and 13.

Based on the public documents signed by the Provincial Directorate of Ports (DPP) and the maritime agency Cruising Ushuaia SA , the technical equation of the shipment is derived:

A closure that leaves institutional responsibilities unresolved

The departure of the VS PROMISE towards the Gulf of Mexico puts an end to the ship's maritime activity in Patagonia, but leaves the political and administrative investigation front active in Tierra del Fuego.

With the Fuegian crude now in international transit under the British Crown flag, the 15-day legal deadline granted by the State Prosecutor, Virgilio Martínez de Sucre , is running for Governor Gustavo Melella , the Ministry of Energy, the Secretariat of Hydrocarbons and the port authorities to deliver the files, manifests and certificates of origin that validated the export.