Sale-and-purchase brokers in the UK claim the 45,000-dwt Galahad, Nomad and Sinbad (all built 2003) fetched around $15.5m a piece.

The individual price tags are about $0.9m lower than what the VesselsValue.com database believes the ships to be worth in today’s market.

Many believe the tanker trio has gone to Greek buyers while others say its MTM Management but the true identity of the counterparty remains a mystery.

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