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Vessels (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended			5 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Vessels (Details Narrative) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Mar. 26, 2025	Jun. 11, 2026	May 20, 2026	Jun. 30, 2026	Jun. 30, 2025	Dec. 31, 2025
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
net proceeds						$ 106,427	$ 39,483
Total Gain	$ 37,870	$ (0)				37,870	$ 3,553
Asset, Impairment Loss						$ 0		$ 0
Delos T [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessel delivery date						January 12, 2026
Dion [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessel delivery date						February 12, 2026
Delos T And Dion [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
aggregate cost						$ 95,797
Arctic [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessel delivery date						May 28, 2026
Antarctic [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessel delivery date						June 11, 2026
aggregate cost				$ 20,000
Athens 04 [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessel delivery date								April 28, 2025
Dr Irene Tsakos [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
Vessel delivery date								June 5, 2025
Athens 04 Dr Irene Tsakos [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
aggregate cost								$ 229,658
V L C C Tanker Ulysses [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
net proceeds					$ 106,427
Total Gain					$ 37,870
Pentathlon [Member]
Property, Plant, and Equipment [Line Items]
net proceeds			$ 39,483
Total Gain			$ 3,553