MONARCH I (Shadow Fleet)

Updated: 11.07.2025

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Justification

Vessel information

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports (Primorsk, Ust-Luga) in the Baltic Sea since March 2025, and from the port of Vysotsk in 2023. When exporting russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker resorts to disabling AIS and conducting dark activities near Finland and the Åland Islands (in May 2025), near the russian port of Ust-Luga (in March, May 2025).
Since February 2025, the owner and commercial manager of the tanker has been Lafafa Shipping Ltd, a company registered in the Seychelles and the fleet of which consists only of the tanker IMO 9377779.

Cases of AIS shutdown

Yes

Calling at russian ports

Yes

Visited ports

Vysotsk (russia), Gdansk (Poland), Jebel Dhanna (UAE), Port Of Le Havre (France), Pulau Bukom (Singapore), Sidi Kerir (Egypt), Sitrah (Bahrain), Zhoushan (PRC), Ust-Luga (russia), Jeddah (Saudi Arabia), Primorsk (russia), Fujairah (UAE), Colombo Marine Terminal SPBM (Sri Lanka), Vadinar (India), Laizhou (PRC), Jamnagar- Sikka (India), Ain Sukhna Terminal (Egypt), Rostock (Germany), Jubail (Saudi Arabia), Whitegate (Ireland), Rabigh (Saudi Arabia), King Fahd (Saudi Arabia), Ra's al maajjiz (Saudi Arabia), Botas-Ceyhan Oil Terminal- Golovasi (Turkey), Jazan Economic city (Saudi Arabia)

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Ship Owner (IMO / Country / Date)

Lafafa Shipping Ltd (0190360 / Seychelles / 24.02.2025)

Commercial ship manager (IMO / Country / Date)

Lafafa Shipping Ltd (0190360 / Seychelles / 24.02.2025)

Ship Safety Management Manager (IMO / Country / Date)

Unknown (24.02.2025)

Web Resources

Links

https://www.vesselfinder.com/ru/vessels/details/9377779

https://magicport.ai/vessels/tanker/monarch-i-mmsi-352005252

https://www.blackseanews.net/en/read/230794