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The Moldova-flagged oil/chemical tanker vessel Bospor was arrested in the port of Odesa, Ukraine, on June 8, according to the "Maritime Bulletin – Crimean Shipping" project launched by Russian maritime journalist and blogger Mikhail Voytenko in May 2017.
During 2015-2017, the vessel was reportedly engaged in the smuggling of some 100 Ukrainian seamen from Ukraine to the Russian-annexed Crimea Peninsula, the report says.
Crimea was occupied by Russia in year 2014, since that time it is treated as "temporarily occupied Ukrainian territory," with special laws defining Crimea's status and all aspects of dealing with occupied territory, including border crossing rules and employment.
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