Marine vessels

The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned russian oligarch Oleg Vladimirovich Potanin, who is close to putin. Potanin is the owner of sanctioned russian company LLC Holding Company Interros, whose assets include PJSC MMC Norilsk Nickel - the world's largest producer of nickel and palladium, also a producer of platinum, copper, silver, gold, cobalt and other non-ferrous metals, the sanctioned PJSC Rosbank, and others. The 88.5-metre-long yacht is valued at $120m. In December 2022, USA applied sanctions to the yacht as Potanin's property.

The vessel was built in Spain by Astondoa, the 37.4m motor yacht is one of 4 122 GLX models. "St. Vitamin" is among the top 30% of LOA and top 30% of speed yachts in the world. Affiliated with the russian war criminal, restaurateur, owner of a catering business and PVK "Wagner" Evgeny Viktorovich Prigozhin (date of death - 23.08.2023). In 2022, Prigozhin admitted his involvement in the creation in 2014 of the "Wagner" private military company, recognized by a number of countries as a terrorist organization. Since 2014, PVK "Wagner" has operated on the territory of Ukraine, Syria and African countries, in coordination with the power structures of the russian federation, was armed with heavy equipment, artillery and military aircraft, and was financed from the budget of the russian federation. In 2014, the yacht was purchased by Beratex Group Limited (Seychelles), the owner was Yevgenia Prigozhina's mother-in-law. This information was established through a leak of documents accessed by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists as part of the Pandora Papers investigation in 2021. Beratex Group Limited also owned a private jet that was frequently used by the Prigozhin family. In September 2019, USA imposed sanctions on "St. Vitamin".

Motor yacht with a total length of 65.7 m. Ranked 379th in the world ranking of the largest yachts. It is owned by the sanctioned Kostin Andrey Leonidovich, a russian banker, financier, president and chairman of the board of the sanctioned russian universal commercial bank with state participation VTB, a close ally of putin.

Designed for transportation of general and bulk cargoes, bundled lumber, round timber, scrap metal, metal in bundles and coils, bulky, large, long and heavy cargo, coal, dangerous goods and category "B" cargo (project № RSD59). Involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from TOT Crimea (Ukraine). In April 2023, the vessel was sanctioned by USA due to its ties to the sanctioned russian state-owned company JSC GTLK. JSC GTLK specializes in air, sea, rail, passenger transportation, automotive, special equipment for russian companies in the transport industry, investment activities for the development of the transport infrastructure of russia, controlled by the ministry of transport of russian federation. The CEO of JSC GTLK is a sanctioned Ditrikh Yevgeniy Ivanovich. The owner and manager of the vessel is a russian company Alpha LLC (TIN 6164106688), affiliated with GTLK, specializing in wholesale of liquid, solid, gaseous fuels, wholesale of grain, and maritime cargo transport activities.

The company transports bulky, bulk, containerised and heavy cargo, and since October 2022 has been delivering cargo to Kaliningrad, the transit of which has been banned by Lithuania. It makes calls to the ports of the TOT of Ukraine (Feodosia, Kamysh-Burun, the port of Crimea, Sevastopol) and is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain. The vessel is owned and managed by the sanctioned russian shipping company OJSC "Northern shipping company", which is affiliated with the russian ministry of defence, in particular, it provides services under state defence contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the russian ministry of defence. It is one of the largest shipping companies in north-west russia, engaged in shipping worldwide, including along the Northern Sea Route. The company's fleet consists of versatile dry bulk carriers that transport all types of cargo, including radioactive and dangerous goods. It comprises 30 vessels for various purposes: 18 vessels of the transport fleet, 7 of the dredging fleet and 5 of the auxiliary fleet. The company carries out sea liner, tram, multimodal transport, cargo delivery to unequipped shores, towing of various objects, technical management (repair, supply, shipping and warehousing services), provides crew training, corrects nautical charts, and provides mixed (river-sea) navigation vessels with inland waterway charts. In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on 27 vessels of the russian OJSC Northern shipping company, including the "SMP Severodvinsk", and the company itself due to their involvement in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the russian armed forces.

It was involved in the export of grain from the port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) to Venezuela with the AIS disabled. Since 20 May 2024, the vessel has been in the anchorage area of the port of Puerto Cabello with AIS enabled, but was probably not allowed to dock at the port due to the vessel's inclusion in the 14th EU sanctions package. The vessel is owned by a sanctioned russian transport company, TK Nord Project LLC, which specialises in sea freight transport via the Northern Sea Route, provides year-round cargo delivery to the ports of the Far North and the Arctic coast, ensures cargo flow to Europe and Asia, and owns an unlimited dry cargo fleet of 7-12,000 dwt. tonnes, transports general, groupage, mixed and non-standard cargo, special machinery, equipment, containerised cargo, and is licensed to transport dangerous goods of all categories. In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on TK Northern Project LLC and its 15 vessels, including the "Enisey", for transporting weapons to russia by the company's vessels. In June 2024, EU imposed sanctions on the "Enisey" vessel for stealing Ukrainian grain. On October 17, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with promoting, supporting actions or policies that undermine or threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (such as the transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain), or the preservation of Ukraine's cultural heritage (such as the transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property).

The vessel is involved in stealing Ukrainian grain and exporting it to Syria, Turkey, calls at ports in Ukraine (Kamysh-Burun). In April 2022, as part of the restrictions imposed on Alfa-Bank JSC, the largest private financial institution in russia, which provides financial services to the russian military-industrial complex, sanctions were imposed on five vessels, including the "SV Konstantin", affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a sanctioned subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC.

The vessel is involved in stealing Ukrainian grain and exporting it to Turkey, makes calls at the ports of the TOT of Ukraine, violating the state borders of Ukraine. In April 2022, USA imposed sanctions on five vessels, including the "SV Nikolay", affiliated with Alfa-Leasing LLC, a sanctioned subsidiary of Alfa-Bank JSC, as part of the restrictions on Alfa-Bank JSC, the largest private financial institution in russia, which provides financial services to the russian military-industrial complex. Since 16.12.2022 the vessel has been owned and managed by the russian transport company Riversi Plyus LLC.

The vessel is involved in the theft and export of Ukrainian grain from the ports of the TOT of Ukraine with the automatic identification system of the vessel disabled. In mid-September 2022, the Syrian-flagged vessel was one of the first to export 2,500 tonnes of Ukrainian grain to Turkey, which was loaded in the port of the temporarily occupied Berdiansk. The vessel calls at the ports of the TOT of Ukraine (Sevastopol, Kamysh-Burun), delivering construction mixtures from Turkey, and operates ilmenite voyages, delivering raw materials for the russian-seized Crimean Titan titanium enterprise from the Turkish port of Ambarli. The vessel has a history of frequently changing its name, ownership and management to circumvent sanctions imposed on it and continue to operate along established routes. In May 2023, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel for assisting in the theft of Ukrainian grain and regularly disabling the vessel's automatic identification system to conceal its location and the origin of the cargo being transported.

The vessel is involved in numerous cases of theft of Ukrainian grain, removal of scrap metal from the port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) with the AIS signal turned off to Syria (ports of Latakia, Tartus), Lebanon (port of Tripoli) through the Bosphorus strait according to the traditional scheme of concealing activities to Ukrainian ports on the TOT of Ukraine. In the theft of Ukrainian grain by the vessel "San Severus" (former name "Finikia"), the russian companies "Agrograinexport" LLC (Moscow, TIN 7734462851, affiliated with the sanctioned party Gennady Timchenko), Kuban-Forward LLC (Krasnodar, TIN 2308103203). In 2015, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels of the Syrian state company Syrian General Organization for Maritime Transport, including the "Finikia" (current name "San Severus"). On December 16, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel (effective from December 17, 2024) in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property). On December 23, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property).

The vessel is involved in numerous cases of theft of Ukrainian grain from the ports of Feodosia, Sevastopol (TOT of Crimea, Ukraine) with the AIS signal turned off to Syria, Turkey, Egypt through the Bosphorus strait according to the "traditional" scheme of concealing activities to Ukrainian ports at the TOT of Ukraine, as well as in importing to the port of Sevastopol (TOC Crimea, Ukraine) from Bulgaria ilmenite for the Ukrainian plant "Crimean Titan" captured by russia at the TOT Crimea (Ukraine). In 2015, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels of the Syrian state company Syrian General Organization for Maritime Transport, including the "Souria" (current name "San Damian"). On December 16, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel (effective from December 17, 2024) in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property). On December 23, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property).

Violating the state borders of Ukraine, the vessel repeatedly entered Ukrainian ports on the TOT of Ukraine (Sevastopol, Feodosia) and transported stolen Ukrainian grain. anchorage until 03.08.2023, after which it indicated in AIS the port of destination as the russian Caucasus and headed to the Black Sea. On August 11, 2023, the vessel arrived at Tortuga, an uncontrolled parking lot in the neutral waters of the Black Sea. On August 23, 2023, the vessel turned off AIS and headed for the Crimean coast near occupied Sevastopol. On August 25, 2023, the vessel entered the Sevastopol Bay, moored near the grain terminal of the stevedoring company "Avlita" in Dokov Bay. On August 28, 2023, the vessel left occupied Sevastopol after loading at the Avlita grain terminal. On 31.08.2023, the vessel turned on AIS again, indicating the port of destination Alexandria (Egypt) and changed the status to "loaded". On 09.09.2023, the vessel was waiting at the destination of the port "Alexandria" (Egypt) at parking lot No. А14. In addition, the vessel made a visit to occupied Feodosia in order to load a large batch of sunflower seeds exported from the TOT of the Zaporizhzhia region. The vessel arrived in the Black Sea on October 28, 2023, from the Turkish port of Gulliuk, loaded with feldspar. The vessel went to the port "Novorossiysk" where it unloaded the cargo. After leaving Novorossiysk, the vessel directed its course to Feodosia, where it arrived on 03.12.2023. The vessel was in Feodosia until December 29, 2023. The vessel left the port of Feodosia on 28-29/12/2023, indicating the port of destination Bandirma (Turkey). In 2024, the vessel makes regular calls to the Kerch Strait area, a region of raid grain transshipment. In 2015, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels of the Syrian state company Syrian General Organization for Maritime Transport, including the Laodicea (currently known as San Cosmas). On December 16, the EU imposed sanctions on the vessel (effective from December 17, 2024) in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property). On December 23, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in relation to the facilitation/support of actions/policies that undermine/threaten the economic existence or food security of Ukraine (e.g., transportation of stolen Ukrainian grain, transportation of stolen Ukrainian cultural property).