Marine Vessels

The tanker is involved in the transportation of Venezuelan oil.
In June 2025, the vessel loaded and delivered Venezuelan oil to Asia. The tanker manipulated its AIS to conceal its location and cargo of Venezuelan oil.
On December 11, 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on the tanker.

The tanker is involved in the transportation of Venezuelan oil.
In October 2025, the vessel loaded oil in Venezuela. The tanker uses deceptive shipping practices to conceal its location — either by not transmiting its location or by transmitting a false location.
On December 11, 2025, the US imposed sanctions on the tanker.

The tanker is involved in the transportation of Iranian oil/oil products.
The vessel is involved in the transportation of sanctioned cargo on behalf of the Lebanon-based company Concepto Screen SAL Off-Shore, which is owned by Hizballah.
On June 10, 2024, the US imposed sanctions on the tanker.
The tanker is involved in the transportation of Venezuelan crude oil/petroleum products. In December 2025, the tanker IMO 9230880, flying the Panamanian flag, attempted to approach the coast of Venezuela despite the US blockade. The US Coast Guard tried to stop the tanker, but the crew (citizens of russia, Ukraine, and India) refused to comply with the Coast Guard's demands and abruptly changed course. The crew painted the flags of the russian federation on the ship's hull, and a few days later, the tanker was renamed from Bella 1 to Marinera and registered in the russian maritime register. From December 15, 2025, the ship spent two weeks trying to evade US Coast Guard control in the Atlantic Ocean. The russian Navy attempted to escort the tanker, including with the participation of a submarine, but on January 7, 2026, US Coast Guard forces in the North Atlantic (south of Iceland) boarded the tanker and took control of it in international waters.

The tanker is affiliated with Aries Global Investment LTD (Hong Kong), which was sanctioned by the US on December 31, 2025, for its activities in Venezuela's oil sector.
On December 31, 2025, the US imposed sanctions on the vessel for transporting Venezuelan oil and assisting the Maduro regime in circumventing sanctions.

During the oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, in particular from russian ports on the Baltic Sea.
The vessel is also involved in the transportation of iranian crude oil/petroleum products.
The tanker is the property of the sanctioned russian maritime shipping company MG-Flot LLC (formerly Transmorflot LLC). In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on Transmorflot LLC and its vessels involved in the transportation of weapons for the russian federation. The commercial manager of the vessel is a sanctioned russian company, Marine Trans shipping LLC (TIN 3025037914), which also operates the Adler (IMO 9179854), a roll-on/roll-off vessel involved in arms transportation.
The vessel is also affiliated with LLC PSB Leasing (TIN 7722581759, related to the sanctioned PJSC Promsvyazbank (TIN 7744000912), a systemically important state-owned banking institution of the russian federation, which finances the russian defense industry, services significant volumes of state defense contracts of the ministry of defense of the russian federation, and provides banking services to the russian military, in particular mortgage loans.
MG-Flot LLC is associated with the Astrakhan businessman Pashayev Jamaldin Emirmagomedovich, who built his business around the commercial port of Olya in the Astrakhan region. This very place was proposed as a key logistic hub of the international transport corridor "North-South", the creation and construction of which was supervised and controlled by former russian Prime Minister Mikhail Fradkov. The key purpose of the transportation corridor was trade with sanctioned Iran, which could import and export goods via the North-South route. This can thus explain the provision of Iranian oil trade by a fleet of tankers affiliated with a bank controlled by Pyotr Fradkov.
As part of the application of sanctions against PJSC Promsvyazbank, in February 2022, USA imposed sanctions on five vessels (including the vessel "Linda" (current name "Inda"), which were owned at the time by PSB Leasing LLC as a subsidiary of PJSC Promsvyazbank.
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the transportation of russian petroleum products.
The vessel is owned by a sanctioned russian transport company, TK Northern 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 for the transportation of weapons to russia by the company's vessels, and sanctions were also imposed on 15 of the company's vessels, including "NP Dikson".
On October 19, 2022, Ukraine imposed sanctions on TK Northern Project LLC.
Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since December 19, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Since January 13, 2026, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel.

It is involved in the export of russian coal from the rosterminalugol coal terminal in the port of Ust-Luga to the port of Eren (Turkey). Since December 2022, as part of the expansion of sanctions against the energy sector of the russian federation, the EU has banned imports of all types of russian coal. According to the CREA, from 05 December 2022 to the end of June 2024, China purchased 45% of all russian coal exports, India (18%), and South Korea (10%).

In February 2026, a vessel under the command of Master LITVINENKO SERGEI (russian citizen) transported over 4,000.0 metric tons of primary aluminum (HS Code 7601) from the port of Temryuk to Greece. The shipper of the aluminum cargo was AL PLUS GLOBAL DMCC (an aluminum trader affiliated with companies in the Rusal Group). In February 2025, with the adoption of the 16th sanctions package, the EU imposed a direct ban on the import of primary aluminum from russia into the EU.
In April 2026, a vessel under the command of Captain SMIRNOV MIKHAIL (russian citizen) transported coal (anthracite) belonging to JSC "Shakhtoupravlenie ‘Obukhovskaya’," which is subject to Ukrainian sanctions; the port of discharge was Giurgiulesti (Moldova).
The vessel is operated by Sarfo Denizcilik Ve Ticaret AS (Turkey), which is affiliated with Raim Alekperov, who is also one of the beneficiaries of Albros Denizcilik Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi (Turkey).
Albros Denizcilik Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi was registered on December 12, 1996, is based in Istanbul (Turkey), and specializes in the transportation of bulk, steel, and general/project cargo. The company operates a fleet of shallow-draft dry cargo ships and tankers, provides operational and technical management of its fleet, and offers agency services in the Bosphorus Strait and major Turkish ports.
Alekperov’s business is closely tied to russia: for many years, vessels from his companies’ fleet have carried out regular cargo transportation between Turkey and russia in the Black Sea.
The vessel FITBURG (IMO 9250397) belongs to the fleet of Alekperov’s companies—Sarfo Denizcilik Ve Ticaret AS and Albros Denizcilik Ve Ticaret Anonim Şirketi. On December 31, 2025, the vessel FITBURG (IMO 9250397) was detained by the Finnish Coast Guard on suspicion of damaging an underwater telecommunications cable belonging to Elisa between Finland and Estonia. According to the investigation, the vessel was moving with its anchor lowered, dragging along the seabed. The Finnish National Bureau of Investigation classifies the case as intentional property damage and obstruction of telecommunications. The attorney for the vessel’s owner in the case of the detention of the FITBURG (IMO 9250397) is Herman Ljungberg, who also served as the lawyer for the company that owns the russian shadow fleet tanker EAGLE S, suspected of severing the Estlink 2 cables between Estonia and Finland with its anchor on December 25, 2024. There were 14 crew members on board the FITBURG (IMO 9250397)—citizens of russia, Georgia, Kazakhstan, and Azerbaijan. On January 11, 2026, the Helsinki District Court arrested one of the crew members of the FITBURG, and several other sailors were prohibited from leaving Finnish territory.

The vessel is involved in the maritime export of russian coal in circumvention of sanctions.
Specifically, in February 2026, a ship under the command of master ILGAR MIRZAYEV (Azerbaijani citizen) transported over 1,854 tons of coal from the port of Kavkaz to the port of Giurgiulesti (Moldova). The shipper of the coal cargo is the russian company JSC "UK "RAZREZ STEPNOY" (TIN 1903021363), which has been subject to U.S. sanctions since January 10, 2025, and Ukrainian sanctions since October 19, 2022.
In addition, in March 2026, the vessel, under the command of master ILGAR MIRZAYEV, transported a cargo of urea from the port of Tuapse. The shipper of the cargo is the "PMU" branch of JSC "UNITED CHEMICAL COMPANY "URALCHEM." JSC "UNITED CHEMICAL COMPANY "URALCHEM" (TIN 7703647595) is subject to Ukrainian sanctions and produces ammonia, urea, ammonium nitrate, and other dual-use chemical compounds—for agriculture and the production of explosives.

The vessel is involved in transporting russian coal in circumvention of sanctions.
In March 2026, the vessel transported nearly 79,600 tons of coal from the port of Taman to Turkey. Specifically, the shipper of over 19,600 tons of coal was the russian company JSC Russian Coal (TIN 7705880068), which has been subject to U.S. sanctions since January 10, 2025, and Ukrainian sanctions since August 8, 2025; over 22,600 tons of coal were shipped by the russian company JSC "Atrium" (TIN 4217210272), which has been subject to Ukrainian sanctions since November 2025.

The vessel is involved in the shipment of russian coal in circumvention of sanctions.
In February and May 2026, under the command of master Rufat Babayev (Azerbaijani citizen), the vessel transported two shipments of 3,200.0 tons of anthracite (coal) each from the port of Rostov-on-Don to the port of Giurgiulești (Moldova). The shipper of the anthracite cargo is the russian company LLC "SHAKHTOPRAVLENIE "SADKINSKOE" (TIN 6142018519), which is subject to Ukrainian sanctions.

The vessel is involved in the maritime export of russian coal in circumvention of sanctions.
Specifically, in May 2026, the vessel, under the command of master ALIYEV ZAUR, transported nearly 2,400.0 tons of coal from the port of Kavkaz to Turkey (the port of Samsun). The shipper of the coal cargo is the russian company JSC "UK "RAZREZ STEPNOY" (TIN 1903021363), which has been subject to U.S. sanctions since January 10, 2025, and Ukrainian sanctions since October 19, 2022.
In February 2020, the vessel, formerly known as the Aressa, became the target of one of the largest anti-drug operations. The vessel was detained near the Caribbean island of Aruba as part of a joint law enforcement operation involving the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Montenegro, and other countries. At the time, the vessel was en route from Venezuela to Greece (Thessaloniki). Searches of the vessel revealed tons of narcotics.