SAMIRA

IMO 9436006
Updated: 18.06.2025
SAMIRA
Vessel name
SAMIRA
Category
Transportation of fossil fuels
icon arrow-tree Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions
Vessel Type
Crude Oil Tanker
DWT
112984
IMO
9436006
MMSI
620999939
Call sign
D6A3939
Flag (Current)
Comoro Islands Comoro Islands
P&I Club
The person in connection with whom
sanctions have been applied
Provide additional information
Captains
VOLOSTNOV Sergey
VOLOSTNOV Sergey
Justification
Vessel information
During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in exporting russian oil to third countries (mainly India) from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, conducting dark activities at sea with the AIS signal turned off off the coast of Malaysia (in 2021), in the Baltic and Black Seas near russian ports (in 2024).
The tanker is managed by Prominent Shipmanagement LTD, established in 2022 in Hong Kong. Prominent is headed by Arjun Deshmukh, who worked for FESCO Wallem Shipmanagement, a joint venture between a russian company and Hong Kong's oldest ship manager. Prominent Shipmanagement LTD took over all tankers operated by K&O Shipmanagement FZE, a Dubai-based company affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Sovcomflot, and the vessels were included in the Indian Register of Shipping (the classification society with the largest market share of the so-called shadow fleet).
PJSC Sovcomflot is the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products, and liquefied gas. The main charterers of Sovcomflot vessels are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia.
Under the sanctions, russia has begun to build up its own shadow fleet of outdated tankers, which has no 'ties' with the G7 and the EU and can transport oil in violation of price caps. russia disguises its shadow activities at sea under the 'convenient' flags of third countries, operates at sea without proper insurance from the international club of insurers, uses complex schemes to conceal the owners of the shadow fleet, uses various deceptive tactics to conceal the origin of its cargo, creates threats to environmental safety with large-scale economic costs for coastal countries due to the growing threat of oil spills, does not use pilots to navigate difficult areas, etc.
The shadow fleet of the russian federation continues to provide multibillion-dollar revenues for the kremlin bypassing sanctions, disguising its activities under the flags of third countries, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant threats to environmental safety with significant economic costs for coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequate insurance of shadow fleet tankers.
On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.
On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of vessel IMO 9436006.
On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33).
On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force.
In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Cases of AIS shutdown
Yes
Calling at russian ports
Yes
Visited ports
Aliaga (Turkey), Cagliari (Italy), Gdansk (Poland), Izmit (Turkey), Mundra (India), Novorossiysk (russia), Sidi Kerir (Egypt), Ust-Luga (russia), Chennai (India), Primorsk (russia), Sharjah (UAE), Duqm (Oman), Kochin (India), Jamnagar- Sikka (India)
Available additional information
Ship Owner (IMO / Country / Date)
East Elite Hong Kong Ltd c/o Glory Shipping HK Ltd (6384901 / Hong Kong / 07.02.2023)
Commercial ship manager (IMO / Country / Date)
Glory Shipping HK Ltd (0082952 / Hong Kong / 12.02.2025)
Ship Safety Management Manager (IMO / Country / Date)
Unknown (20.05.2025)
Former ship names
Cape Anglia / Stealth Chios / Ghibli / Signal Cheetah / Stealth Chios / Paramount / Samsun
Flags (former)
Greece Greece / Malta Malta / Marshall Islands Marshall Islands / Panama Panama / Barbados Barbados
Build year
2009
Builder (country)
War & Sanctions 2025
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