Gulf of Ob
Following the bankruptcy of the Murmansk Shipping Company, "Varzuga" was sold to JSC Bunker Company and registered in Arkhangelsk. The new owner replaced Neste's original light-green-over-dark-blue livery with white for the deckhouse and bright red for the hull. In late March 2020, "Varzuga"s Azipod propulsion unit malfunctioned and the tanker lost propulsion and steering in the ice-covered Gulf of Ob. The vessel was escorted to the ice edge by nuclear-powered icebreakers and towed to Murmansk.