Sparta II

The vessel is involved in the transport of weapons and operates on the Ust-Luga-Baltic container line, transporting containers, rolling stock and general cargo.
In 2022-2023, "Sparta II" crossed the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits despite the sanctions.
In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels, including the Sparta II, affiliated with the russian sanctioned company Oboronlogistika LLC, a russian shipping company operating as part of the military construction complex of the russian ministry of defence. The main tasks of Oboronlogistika LLC are to meet the needs of the russian ministry of defence in the transportation, storage and production of military and special-purpose goods. Oboronlogistika LLC is the sole provider of transport services for the ministry of defence of russia, transporting troops to certain regions of russia and delivering cargo to the temporarily occupied Crimea (Ukraine).

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Baltiysk (russia), Sankt-Peterburg (russia), Ust-Luga (russia), Kronstadt (russia), Fishing port of St. Petersburg (russia)