Novorossiysk Shipping Company's 1988 Rijeka built tanker VLADIMIR VYSOTSKIY is seen departing from Eastham on 24th February 2007.

VLADIMIR VYSOTSKIY arrived at Ningde, China, from Slavyanka (Primorsky Krai) on 21st January 2017 (Miramar says for breaking). I understand that she was sold for intended demolition at a known scrap breaking location on the Bai Ma river also known as Fu’An. It subsequently became apparent that the scrapyard had sold her for further trading. This has been the case with a couple of vessels at Fu’An.

According to Equasis, owned by the Seychelles registered Fresh Aurora Limited, she had since September 2018 operated as ZHONG YUAN 18.

On 10th July 2021, under the shortened name of ZHONG, she anchored off Chattogram to await breaking. Both Miramar and Equasis say that she was beached on 14th July.