Marine vessels

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 export of russian crude oil/petroleum products mainly from russian ports in the Black Sea, including through STS transfers with shadow fleet tankers and vessels, affiliated with the russian sanctioned PAO Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia that services and supports offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas, whose main charterers are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia. Transshipment of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin at sea using the STS method allows concealing the ownership and origin of the cargo, and legalizing their supply to the EU, the US and other countries. In turn, the sale of crude oil/petroleum products on the world market allows accumulating significant financial resources in the state budget of the russian federation, which are used, among other things, to build up the military potential of the aggressor state and to provide material support for russia's military operations on the territory of Ukraine. The tanker makes calls at the ports of the TOT Crimea of Ukraine (in particular, in March 2025), the Sheskharis terminal (port of Novorossiysk), which is a transshipment complex, the end point of the main pipelines of Chernomortransneft JSC (TIN: 2315072242, under US sanctions), a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian PJSC Transneft (TIN: 7706061801), the Taman crude oil/petroleum products transshipment complex, systematically engages in dark activities near russian ports in the Black Sea, the Sea of Azov, and the Kerch Strait. In March 2025, after leaving the Kerch Strait area, where the vessel had been conducting dark activities for a long time, the tanker made an STS transfer near Greece with the IMO 9402732 VLCC-class tanker affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading operators of the so-called "shadow" fleet involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products under Western sanctions in 2022-2023. In December 2024, January, March 2025, in the Temryuk Bay area, tanker IMO 9263198 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9224441, which is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot through related companies, including the sanctioned Sun Ship Management, SCF Management Services LTD. In December 2024, February 2025, in the Kerch Strait and the russian port of Gelendzhik, respectively, tanker IMO 9263198 carried out an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9258167, affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot. In December 2024, in the Kerch Strait area, tanker IMO 9263198 conducted an STS transmission with tanker IMO 9236640, which is considered part of the shadow fleet and was subject to US sanctions in January 2025. In December 2024, in the Kerch Strait area, tanker IMO 9263198 bunkered the vessel IMO 9715270, which was involved in the export of Ukrainian grain from the port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) to Iran and Syria. In July 2024 and April 2023, the tanker IMO 9263198 was involved in the export of russian oil products (over 65 thousand tons in total) from the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal, is located. The sender of the cargo was the sanctioned russian company Rosneft, and the shipment was also made at the request of Turkiye Petrol Rafinerileri A.S. The recipient of the cargo was Guron Trading Limited (Hong Kong), which was sanctioned by the United States in January 2025 as part of the restrictions on traders in russian oil, and at the request of Square Energy DMCC. On May 09, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of the restrictions on the shadow fleet of the russian federation, including for engaging in activities aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, undermining/threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine or benefiting from or supporting the government of russia, and participating in the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin, in particular, from russia to a third country. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. 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).

During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker was involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices, and made calls to the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine, in particular, in April 2025. In 2023, 2024, by order of Tejarinaft FZCO and Nexus Oil Trading FZCO, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil products (almost 93 thousand tons in total) from the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal, is located. The shipper of the cargo was Amur Trading FZCO. In August 2024, after leaving the russian port of Novorossiysk, in the area of Port Said- Suez Canal Anchorage (Egypt), tanker IMO 9260263 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9258014, which is considered part of the shadow fleet, which has been switching to the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products since July 2022, and was previously involved in the transportation of Iranian crude oil/petroleum products. In October 2024, after leaving the russian port of Novorossiysk, in the area near Greece, tanker IMO 9260263 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9222560, which is considered part of the shadow fleet involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. In February 2025, after leaving the Kerch Strait area, where the vessel was engaged in dark activities, in the area near Greece, tanker IMO 9260263 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9402732 of the VLCC class, affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading operators of the so-called "shadow" fleet involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products in 2022-2023 under Western sanctions. In March 2025, after leaving the russian port of Tuapse, tanker IMO 9260263 performed an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9402732 of the VLCC class near Greece.

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 export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, including through STS transfers with tankers of the russian shadow fleet near European countries. The tanker makes calls to the ports of the TOT Crimea of Ukraine, in particular, in January 2025, and systematically resorts to conducting dark activities near russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, and the Kerch Strait. In February 2023, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil products (over 30 thousand tons) from the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal, is located. The sender of the cargo was the sanctioned russian company Rosneft, and the recipient was Tejarinaft FZCO, founded on April 25, 2022, one of the main oil traders for the purchase of russian crude oil/petroleum products in 2023. In January 2025, after leaving the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned Rosneft Oil Company - Tuapse Refinery with a marine terminal - is located, tanker IMO 9302683 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9247443 in the area near Greece. Since July 2024, the tanker IMO 9247443 has been operating in the area of Greece and Cyprus as a floating STS transshipment hub for russian wet cargo delivered to the area of Greece and Cyprus for transshipment mainly from the russian ports of Tuapse, Novorossiysk, as well as from the Taman crude oil/petroleum products transshipment complex, Primorsk, Ust-Luga. Such deliveries from russian ports for further transshipment via tanker IMO 9247443 in European waters are carried out by a number of tankers, including those affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management. Transshipment of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin by STS method at sea allows concealing the ownership and origin of the cargo, legalizing their supply to the EU, the USA and other countries. In turn, the sale of crude oil/petroleum products on the world market allows accumulating significant financial resources in the state budget of the russian federation, which are used, among other things, to build up the military potential of the aggressor state and to provide material support for russia's military operations on the territory of Ukraine.

The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, bunkering of ships in the Azov-Black Sea basin. The tanker calls at ports in the TOT Crimea of Ukraine, the russian terminal Sheskharis, which is a transshipment complex and the end point of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801). The tanker is affiliated with the russian sanctioned company Lukoil. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. The tanker calls at ports in the TOT Crimea of Ukraine. The tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Prime Shipping LLC, which provides ISM management of the vessel. On May 09, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of the restrictions on the shadow fleet of the russian federation, including for engaging in activities aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, undermining/threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine or benefiting from or supporting the government of russia, and participating in the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin, in particular, from russia to a third country. 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.

The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. The tanker calls at ports in the TOT Crimea of Ukraine. The tanker is affiliated with the russian company Eneya LLC (TIN 6164136080). Eneya LLC is affiliated with the sanctioned Jamaldin Pashayev and is involved in covert supplies to Syria in the interests of the russian Ministry of Defense (in particular, aviation fuel). Since October 2024, the General Director of Enea LLC has been Magomed Aliyevich Abdulatipov (TIN 053689064586), who for a long period of time before October 2024 was the head of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Administration of the Caspian Sea Ports". Jamaldin Pashayev's enterprises have been involved in russian military exports since 2021 and have concluded more than 200 agreements on the sea transportation of military cargo around the world. Jamaldin Pashayev and his companies have been an integral part of the ongoing transfer of lethal aid to the sanctioned russian company SEZ Alabuga, which is one of the main UAV assembly plants for the russian Ministry of Defense with the support of Iran. Jamaldin Pashayev is affiliated with the sanctioned shipping company MG-Flot LLC, whose fleet is involved in the transportation of weapons from Syria, Iran, North Korea to russia, as well as Iranian oil. 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, bunkering of sanctioned russian vessels in the Kerch Strait area, owned and managed by the sanctioned russian shipping company OJSC Northern Shipping Company, affiliated with the russian Ministry of defense, and which provides services under state defense contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation (the vessels of the Northern Shipping Company are involved in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the armed forces of the russian federation). The tanker calls at ports in the TOT Crimea of Ukraine, the russian terminal Sheskharis, which is a transshipment complex and the end point of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801). 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. The tanker calls at ports in the TOT Crimea of Ukraine, the russian terminal Sheskharis, which is a transshipment complex and the end point of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801). 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling AIS, conducting dark activities near russian ports in the Black and Azov Seas, in the Kerch Strait, conducting STS transmissions with russian affiliation (with tanker IMO 9278959) near European countries). The tanker makes calls to the ports of the TOT Crimea of Ukraine, in particular, in October 2024, June 2025. The tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Prime Shipping LLC, which provides ISM management of the vessel. On May 09, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of the restrictions on the shadow fleet of the russian federation, including for engaging in activities aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, undermining/threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine or benefiting from or supporting the government of russia, and participating in the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin, in particular, from russia to a third country. In June 2025, Canada 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 is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports, including through STS transfers with vessels with russian affiliation, in particular in the Arctic region, near Indian ports, using deceptive, high-risk practices (conducting dark activities near the russian ports of Novorossiysk, Gelendzhik in the Black Sea, in the Kola Bay area). In August 2023, an STS transfer took place in the Kola Bay (russia) with the tanker IMO 9372547 (under USA sanctions), intended to transport crude oil from the Varandey terminal in the Pechora Sea to the port of Murmansk, which also calls at the Prirazlomnoye platform in the Pechora Sea (the exploration of the Prirazlomnoye Arctic offshore oil field is carried out by the sanctioned Gazprom Neft Shelf LLC (a 100% subsidiary of the sanctioned Gazprom Neft PJSC). In December 2023, an STS transfer took place near the Indian port of Mumbai with the tanker IMO 9339337 (under USA, Canada, UK, EU, Switzerland sanctions) involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, which arrived in the area of the Indian port of Mumbai from the russian port of Primorsk to make the STS transfer. Both tankers IMO 9372547 and IMO 9339337, with which tanker IMO 9259745 carried out STS transfers with russian affiliation, are associated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas, whose main charterers are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia. The tanker IMO 9339337 arrived in the area of the Indian port of Mumbai from the russian port of Primorsk to carry out the STS transfer. The tanker is affiliated with Star Ocean Shipmanage Ltd ( China, Marshall Islands), which manages the vessel and was sanctioned by USA on September 25, 2024 for material assistance, sponsorship or provision of financial, material or technological support, goods or services to or in support of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force. On September 25, 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the tanker as a property in which the sanctioned company Star Ocean Shipmanage Ltd has an interest. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices (turning off AIS near russian ports in the White Sea, conducting STS transmissions with russian affiliates near Egypt, in particular, in May 2025, with the sanctioned russian shadow fleet tanker IMO 9334557, affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading shadow fleet operators involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products under Western sanctions in 2022-2023). The tanker is affiliated with the sanctioned Rosneft Oil Company, as well as through related companies, including the sanctioned Sun Ship Management, the russian company SCF Management Services Ltd, affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia that services and supports offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. The main charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. After the sanctions were imposed, PJSC Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, and began the practice of constantly "juggling" (transferring) vessels to related companies. Tankers "re-registered" by Sovcomflot to related companies continue to participate in the transportation of russian fossil fuels under Western sanctions. The tanker calls at the port of Talagi, where the facilities of Rosneft's asset (formerly Arkhangelsknefteprodukt) are located. 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). In June 2025, Canada 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 is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the russian port of Novorossiysk to the EU countries, using deceptive practices (conducting dark activities near russian ports in the Black Sea, as well as near Romania). On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the tanker IMO 9229374.