Marine vessels

The tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products. The vessel calls at the ports in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, including the port of Kamysh-Burun in January 2025. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products. The tanker has made port calls at terminals in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian oil and petroleum products, the tanker has been engaged in the export of russian-origin oil and petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. The tanker is involved in the transportation of Iranian oil. In particular, the vessel has transported numerous shipments of Iranian oil, including condensate, carrying out numerous STS shipments with sanctioned vessels (IMO 9310159, IMO 9310147), which were sanctioned by USA in March 2025 for transportation of Iranian oil. On May 08, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the tanker IMO 9230971. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). According to the database of the International Maritime Organization's Global Integrated Shipping Information System (IMO's GISIS), as of July 30, 2025, the vessel's registered name is SKADI, and the flag is unknown. At the same time, the vessel sails under the flag of Panama. On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the russian ports of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea, Primorsk, Vysotsk in the Baltic Sea since January 2024. The vessel is engaged in dark activities near russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas. The tanker is affiliated with the Turkish company Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS, which was the commercial and ISM manager of the vessel from November 2023 to March 2024. Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS is one of the top three ranking Turkish operators, which in 2023 provided transportation of hundreds of millions of barrels of russian crude oil and petroleum products. The fleet of the Turkish top three - Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS and the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic and Active Denizcilik ve Gemi - transported a total of 49 million barrels of russian crude oil/petroleum products in 2023. Since March 2024, the tanker has been managed by the Turkish company Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS has the same legal address as two other Turkish ship managers, Sand Gemi Isletmeciligi AS and Cape Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Eight tankers of these companies were operated by Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS in 2023 and early 2024, and one tanker was operated by the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic. On June 17, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker in connection with the carrying crude oil/petroleum products that originated in russia from russia to a third countries. According to GISIS IMO data as of July 16, 2025, the vessel's registered name is VIPER, the flag of Panama. At the same time, the vessel sails under the name VIREL, the flag of Palau. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo, price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports. The tanker is actively engaged in dark activities near the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine, in the Kerch Strait, in the Sea of Azov, and calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine, in particular, in May 2025 at the port of Komysh-Burun, port Crimea. The owner and manager of the tanker since June 2024 is the russian company Trinity Shipping LLC (TIN: 7813270750), the main activity of which is the activity of sea freight transport. As of June 14, 2025, the company's fleet includes seven more oil tankers (IMO 9038969, IMO 9166314, IMO 9282986 (under sanctions since May 2025), IMO 9288930 (under sanctions since May 2025), IMO 9105140 (under sanctions since May 2025), IMO 9585924, IMO 9676230), russian-flagged vessels, including the tanker IMO 9676230, affiliated with the russian company Transpetrochart LLC (7825484443, under USA sanctions) and according to OFAC data was involved in oil supplies to Syria in 2016-2018. Transpectrochart LLC is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company JSC Sovfracht, one of the largest independent freight forwarding companies in russia, which acts as a key node in the military transport network of russian cargo ships delivering North Korean weapons to russian military facilities for use in the war against Ukraine. Transpetrochart LLC is associated with the supply of jet fuel and oil products from the Feodosia oil depot to the Syrian port of Tartus to supply the russian troops in Syria, including the "Syrian squadron" of the russian navy. On June 17, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker in connection with the carrying crude oil/petroleum products that originated in russia from russia to a third countries. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, including using deceptive practices in the Kerch Strait and the Gulf of Finland. The vessel calls at the ports of the TOT of Ukraine, in particular, in November 2024, it called at the port of Komysh-Burun. The current owner and commercial manager of the tanker since July 2024 has been Arzu Express Inc, registered in the Seychelles at Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles, which is widely used for registration of shipping companies, involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products, the technical management of which is provided by a number of companies from Azerbaijan, in particular Nautical Unity Shipmanagement, which is the ISM manager of the tanker IMO 9292838, as well as two other tankers involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products: IMO 9253076 (under sanctions since May 2025) and IMO 9260275. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products since July 2024 during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy, and has been using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling AIS, conducting dark activities in the Gulf of Finland near russian ports, in the area near the Kerch Strait, russian ports in the Black Sea, STS transfers with russian affiliations near European countries, supply chain (via STS transfers) of russian crude oil/petroleum products to European countries bypassing Western sanctions). The tanker IMO 9385831 is involved in an established chain of supply of russian crude oil/petroleum products to third countries by making STS transfers in the area near European countries, in particular, with the sanctioned tanker IMO 9247443, which has been in the area near Greece since July 2024, Cyprus has been acting as a transshipment STS hub for russian crude oil/petroleum products, which are transported by tankers mainly from the russian ports of Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Taman oil/petroleum products transshipment complex for transshipment near European countries. In November 2024, the tanker IMO 9385831 loaded wet cargo via STS transfer with the sanctioned tanker IMO 9247443 and subsequently unloaded the cargo in the port of Tripoli (Lebanon). On October 18, 2024, the tanker IMO 9385831, having left the russian port of Novorossiysk loaded, made an STS transfer to the tanker IMO 9492842 in the area of the port of Said (Egypt), after which the tanker IMO 9492842 called at the port of Said on October 20, but the draft of the vessel changed on October 26, 2024, when the tanker was in the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi. The current owner and commercial manager of the tanker since July 2024 (since that time the tanker began calling at the russian ports of Vysotsk, Novorossiysk, Tuapse) is Key Marvel Ltd, registered in the Seychelles at Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles, which is widely used for registration of shipping companies, involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products, the technical management of which is provided by a number of companies from Azerbaijan, in particular Navigenix Shipmanagement LLC, which is the ISM manager of tanker IMO 9385831, and as of June 18, 2025, another tanker IMO 9459242 (under sanctions since June 2025) involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. The vessel resorts to disabling AIS near russian ports in the Baltic Sea. After the introduction of Western restrictions on russian crude oil/petroleum products, namely since November 2023, the owner and commercial manager of the tanker is Everest Sea Navigation Sa, registered in Liberia at 80 Broad Street, Monrovia, which is widely used for registration of companies of owners and managers of shadow fleet tankers. The ISM-manager of the vessel since October 2024 is Sea Viking Ship Management (UAE). As of June 18, 2025, the fleet of these companies consists only of the tanker IMO 9255684. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel.