Marine vessels

The tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, has been involved mainly in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the russian port of Primorsk, as well as from the floating oil storage facility IMO 9196620 VLCC-class, which is part of the roadside transshipment complex in the Kola Bay and is considered a key element of the Arctic russian oil export chain, created for transshipment of oil from Arctic fields by Gazprom Neft LLC. Since May 2024, the tanker has been owned by Evergreen Embrace Corp, a company registered in the Seychelles at the address (3rd Floor, Suite 10, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles), which is widely used for registration of companies that own and manage tankers of the russian shadow fleet. The ISM-manager of the tanker is Vista Vvave Shipmanagement LLC, a company from Azerbaijan, the fleet of which, as of June 16, 2025, includes, in addition to the tanker IMO 9299678, the sanctioned tanker IMO 9380673 of the russian shadow fleet. The tanker is classified by the international public organization Greenpeace as a shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening 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.

The tanker, during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, has been exporting russian crude oil/petroleum products since December 2023, resorts to disabling AIS near the russian port of Ust-Luga. 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 and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products mainly since March 2025 from the russian port of Kozmino in the Pacific region. In fact, since this period, namely since February 2025, the owner and commercial manager of the tanker is Daira Shipping Ltd, registered in the Seychelles, and the ISM manager of the tanker is Crest Maritime Pte Ltd (Singapore). As of June 16, 2025, the fleet of Crest Maritime Pte Ltd since February 2025 includes, in addition to the tanker IMO 9389100, two more tankers, involved in the export 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 has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas in 2024, the Pacific region since February 2025 to China during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. Since 2025, the tanker has been operated by the Chinese company Pertmarine Shipping Co Ltd. 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 the russian ports of the Baltic Sea since January 2025 to India using deceptive practices (disabling AIS near the russian ports in the Baltic Sea). Since October 2024, the owner and commercial manager of the tanker is Doris Voyage Ltd, registered in the Seychelles at Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles, which is widely used to register companies of owners and managers of tankers of the russian shadow fleet. The ISM manager of the vessel since November 2024 is Fleetcraft Management LLC, a company from Azerbaijan, the fleet of which, as of June 17, 2025, in addition to the tanker IMO 9266865, includes the tanker IMO 9308857, which is classified by the International NGO Greenpeace as a member of the shadow tanker fleet, that transports russian oil around the world and threatens the environment, as well as tanker IMO 9299771, which was involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea and the Pacific region during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products since June 2023. 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.

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.