The Ministry of Environmental Protection revealed today (Sunday) that the owner of the oil tanker responsible for oil pollution off the coast of Israel is the Syrian Malah family.
Information provided by Black Cube to the Ministry of Environmental Protection in an independent inspection reveals the owners of the Emerald tanker, which is suspected of spilling crude oil off the coast of Israel.
Following an investigation by the National Marine Protection Unit of the Ministry of Environmental Protection into the Emerald crude oil tanker registered in the Marshall Islands, which is suspected of contaminating the shores of Israel last month, the Ministry of Environmental Protection is sharing information independently provided by Black Cube.
The Emerald tanker is owned by a company registered in the Marshall Islands named Emerald Marine LTD. According to Black Cube, it associated the ownership of the tanker through the use of international shipping depots, and based on the information, made two recordings: one, of a senior captain working for the company, and the other of a brother of the company’s owners.
The information provided to the office by Black Cube indicates that the emerald tanker is owned by Oryx Shipping, which has its registered address in Piraeus, Greece. The company is owned by the Syrian Malah family. The information from BlackCube also indicates that the ships owned by ORYX are insured by The Islamic P&I Club, an insurance company that is recognized as one of the only companies in the world that insures Iranian ships.
The information provided to the Black Cube office shows that the Malah Group owns a chain of straw companies in the Marshall Islands, Panama and even a British company, all of which are registered at the same address in Piraeus where a company with no signage was found during a visit.
To the extent that the materials provided are relevant to the further handling of the investigation and the claim of the owner and insurer of the ship, the Ministry of Environmental Protection will examine them and make use of them.