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The tanker was insured by UAE-based Islamic P&I club, which “is solely used by Iranian ship owners that cannot find cover elsewhere” according to [[Lloyd's List|Lloyd’s List]]. With support from Black Cube’s evidence, The London-based [[International Oil Pollution Compensation Fund]] agreed to pay damages, as it does in cases where suits against a ship’s owner are “unlikely to bear fruit.”<ref>{{Cite web |last=ToI Staff |title=Israel says tanker suspected of oil spill off coast has Syrian owners |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/israel-says-tanker-suspected-of-oil-spill-off-coast-has-syrian-owners/ |access-date=2023-09-03 |website=www.timesofisrael.com |language=en-US}}</ref>
=== Medista ===
In 2023 Black Cube was hired by a medical supply company, Medista, to investigate the premature termination of their contract with the Belgian Health Ministry and uncover evidence of collusion between their competitors Movianto and the [[Federal Government of Belgium|Belgian government]]. Medista, claiming that they were unfairly targeted, hired the ex-Mossad spy firm to conduct a series of secret meetings in an attempt to collect evidence to prove that the contracts had been unlawfully awarded to Movianto.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-02-23 |title=Belgian star health minister embroiled in corporate spy scandal |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/belgian-star-health-minister-frank-vanderbroucke-embroiled-in-corporate-spy-scandal/ |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=POLITICO |language=en-GB}}</ref> Video footage of the meetings between the health official and Black Cube agents, published in the Belgian Media,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bossaert |first=Jeroen |date=March 26, 2024 |title=MEDISTA-TAPES. Ook ex-minister De Backer gefilmd door privédetectives: “Vandenbroucke is slecht geadviseerd, zijn plan was gestoord” |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.be/consent?siteKey=Uqxf9TXhjmaG4pbQ&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hln.be%2Fprivacy-gate%2Faccept-tcf2%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fbinnenland%252Fmedista-tapes-ook-ex-minister-de-backer-gefilmd-door-privedetectives-vandenbroucke-is-slecht-geadviseerd-zijn-plan-was-gestoord~a2ad046f%252F%253Freferrer%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.google.com%252F%2526referrer%253Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fen.wikipedia.org%252F |url-status=live |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=HLN |language=Dutch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=January 24, 2024 |title=Nieuwe beelden bewijzen gesjoemel in de Medista-tapes |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.be/consent?siteKey=Uqxf9TXhjmaG4pbQ&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hln.be%2Fprivacy-gate%2Faccept-tcf2%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fvideo%252Fproductie%252Fnieuwe-beelden-bewijzen-gesjoemel-in-de-medista-tapes-422973 |access-date=2024-04-11 |website=HLN |language=Dutch}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bossaert |first=Jeroen |date=January 23, 2024 |title=DE MEDISTA-TAPES. Nieuwe beelden confronteren Vandenbroucke met vermeend gesjoemel: “Topambtenaar vertelde te veel” |url=https://myprivacy.dpgmedia.be/consent?siteKey=Uqxf9TXhjmaG4pbQ&callbackUrl=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hln.be%2Fprivacy-gate%2Faccept-tcf2%3FredirectUri%3D%252Fbinnenland%252Fde-medista-tapes-nieuwe-beelden-confronteren-vandenbroucke-met-vermeend-gesjoemel-topambtenaar-vertelde-te-veel~aa91560f%252F |url-status=live |access-date=April 11, 2024 |website=HLN |language=Dutch}}</ref>, reveal how she colluded with their competitors, Movianto, to secure covid-era contracts worth €50 million, issued by the Belgian administration.
==Controversies==
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