Romanian tanker Oltenia bound for England according to a letter of the German naval attaché at Istanbul dated 9 December 1939

In his letter dated Istanbul, 9 December 1939 No. 505 g. reported the German naval attaché to the Oberkommando der Wehrmacht Abteilung Ausland the ships passing Istanbul coming out of the Black Sea westward bound and loaded with contraband for the enemy. An item reported the Romanian tanker Oltenia passing on 6 December with 8,873 petrol for London, England, eventually Gibraltar for orders, at Gibraltar on 12 December. So without any doubt not sunk despite all tidings. About 10 days passed after returning empty for England bound for Constanta.

Source

Bundesarchiv. German Marineattaché for , Greece, Romania and Bulgaria 1939-1941. RM 12-II/459.