Marine vessels

The vessel is involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline, they monitored the security zone around the Fortuna pipe-laying machine. During the final stage of work on the completion of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline (from 10 April to 30 August 2021), servicemen of certain special units of the russian Navy were spotted in the area. The combined special purpose group of 18 people was alternately on board civilian vessels of the Maritime Rescue Service - the tugboat Kapitan Beklemishev and the multifunctional rescue vessels Spasatel Karev and Bakhtemir. The members of the joint group were identified as belonging to some special units of the russian Navy: a group of four of the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research of the ministry of defense of the russian federation, or military unit No. 45707 (one of the most classified military units of the russian federation, which plans and carries out special underwater operations, the hydronauts of the unit are engaged in reconnaissance activities, install various equipment on the seabed, and also collect wreckage of vessels, planes and satellites to obtain information about the level of technological developments of possible adversaries, are engaged in planning and preliminary preparation of large-scale sabotage on transatlantic fiber-optic communication lines between Europe and North America); a group of seven people of the 313th Separate Special Forces Combating Submarine Subversive Forces of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy; a group of seven people of the 342nd Emergency and Rescue Squad of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy. The increased activity of the combined group was observed in the exclusive maritime economic zones of Denmark and Germany in the area of ​​passage of the Baltica (connecting Poland, Sweden, Denmark) and "Denmark — Poland-2" (connecting Poland with the island of Bornholm) underwater OCs, in corridor 2-3 miles from the pipeline. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The multifunctional deepwater vessel was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline. The vessel has an extensive arsenal of installation and survey equipment and has been involved in complex offshore projects, designed to install subsea equipment, inspection, maintenance, and repair work in deepwater wells, including in Arctic waters. In November 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the Marlin (current name: Lamantin) in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline.

The multifunctional rescue vessel was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The support vessel is one of a number of vessels in the russian Maritime Rescue Service fleet equipped with the Dynpos-2 class dynamic positioning system. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project. The vessel's direct involvement in the Nord Stream 2 project has not been documented. At the same time, the vessel was in the Baltic Sea at the end of March 2021 with its AIS switched off and could have been the vessel that the Murman, involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2, met, making unexplained turns.

The vessel is involved in Gazprom's project to build the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline. The vessel belonged to Gazprom Fleet LLC. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of the vessels involved in the construction of Nord Stream 2. Thus, since January 2021, the Ostap Sheremeta vessel has been re-registered to the sanctioned russian company JSC Nobility, established in April 2020. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the Ostap Sheremeta for assisting in the construction of Nord Stream 2.

he support vessel is one of a number of vessels in the russian Maritime Rescue Service fleet equipped with the Dynpos-2 class dynamic positioning system. The vessel was involved in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 export gas pipeline (it worked as an anchor for the Fortuna pipelayer at the surface laying stage. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The vessel is involved in the construction of the export main gas pipeline "North Stream-2". During the final stage of works on the completion of the Nord Stream-2 gas pipeline (from April 10 to August 30, 2021), servicemen of some special units of the russian Navy were seen in the area of ​​their implementation. A combined special purpose group of 18 people was on board civilian vessels of the Maritime Rescue Service - the tug "Kapitan Beklemishev" and multi-functional emergency rescue vessels "Spasatel Karev" and "Bakhtemir". The members of the joint group were identified as belonging to some special units of the russian Navy: a group of four of the Main Directorate of Deep Sea Research of the ministry of defense of the russian federation, or military unit No. 45707 (one of the most classified military units of the russian federation, which plans and carries out special underwater operations, the hydronauts of the unit are engaged in reconnaissance activities, install various equipment on the seabed, and also collect wreckage of vessels, planes and satellites to obtain information about the level of technological developments of possible adversaries, are engaged in planning and preliminary preparation of large-scale sabotage on transatlantic fiber-optic communication lines between Europe and North America); a group of seven people of the 313th Separate Special Forces Combating Submarine Subversive Forces of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy; a group of seven people of the 342nd Emergency and Rescue Squad of the Baltic Fleet of the russian Navy. The increased activity of the combined group was observed in the exclusive maritime economic zones of Denmark and Germany in the area of ​​passage of the Baltica (connecting Poland, Sweden, Denmark) and "Denmark — Poland-2" (connecting Poland with the island of Bornholm) underwater OCs, in corridor 2-3 miles from the pipeline. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

For four months, the vessel carried out work on the construction project of the export main gas pipeline "North Stream - 2", carried out emergency and rescue activities in the Baltic and Barents seas, took part in towing the floating power unit "Akademik Lomonosov" project 20870 from St. Petersburg to Murmansk. In August 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with its assistance in the construction of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

The MOSS 828 type multi-purpose icebreaker transport vessel, designed to ensure year-round operation of the Pryrazlomna marine ice-resistant stationary platform under conditions of increased ice loads, has Icebreaker6 ice class, equipped with a dynamic positioning system.It was involved in the completion of the russian export main gas pipeline "North Stream-2". Тhe vessel has been under the operational management of LLC "Gazprom Flot" since 2006. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of vessels that participated in the construction of "Nord Stream-2", including "Vladislav Strizhov" (current name - "Antey") . Since September 2020, the owner of "Vladislav Strizhov" has been the sanctioned russian transport and forwarding company Koksokhimtrans LLC, which operates vessels that served as ferry crossings between the temporarily occupied Crimea and the territory of the russian federation, specializes in the organization of regular transportation of goods and passengers, affiliated with the sanctioned GC " Sovfracht-Sovmortrans". In May 2021, the United States applied sanctions to the vessel. On 24.11.2022, the new owner of the vessel is the russian company JSC "Ardal" (TIN 7841098452), which plans to conduct economic activities along the route: Port of Murmansk - Barents Sea - Strait of Kara Gate - Kara Sea - Gulf of Ob - Section No. 3 of Sabetta Port (Cape area Kamiany), also in the port of Murmansk and Sabetta for loading and unloading activities in sea ports, including in relation to dangerous goods, delivery of goods and personnel, management of the ice situation, preparation of the ice channel, maintenance of drilling platforms in the framework of the development of an oil and gas field, ice wiring between ports in part of the Northern Sea Route, ensuring technological and environmental safety of works during the vesselment of oil and carrying out emergency and rescue duty, bunkering with petroleum products, etc.

A multifunctional icebreaker designed to ensure year-round operation of the sea ice-resistant stationary platform "Pryrazlomna", affiliated with the Arctic fleet of "Gazprom Neft". The vessel has been under the operational management of LLC "Gazprom Flot" since 2006. Since mid-2020, Gazprom has been changing the owners of vessels that participated in the construction of "Nord Stream-2", including "Yury Topchev" (current name - "Hermes") . Since August 2020, the owner of "Yury Topchev" has been the sanctioned russian transport and forwarding company Koksokhimtrans LLC, which operates vessels that served as ferry crossings between the temporarily occupied Crimea and the territory of the russian federation, specializes in the organization of regular transportation of goods and passengers, affiliated with the sanctioned GC " Sovfracht-Sovmortrans". In May 2021, the United States applied sanctions to the vessel. Since 31.10.2022, the new owner of the vessel is the russian company JSC "Ardal" (TIN 7841098452), which plans to conduct economic activities along the route: Port of Murmansk - Barents Sea - Strait of Kara Gate - Kara Sea - Gulf of Ob - Section No. 3 of Sabetta Port (Cape area Kamiany), also in the port of Murmansk and Sabetta for loading and unloading activities in sea ports, including in relation to dangerous goods, delivery of goods and personnel, management of ice conditions, preparation of an ice channel, maintenance of drilling platforms within the framework of development of an oil and gas field, ice wiring between ports in part of the Northern Sea Route, ensuring technological and environmental safety of works during the vesselment of oil and carrying out emergency and rescue duty, bunkering with petroleum products, etc.

The largest russian pipe-laying and heavy crane vessel designed for the construction of marine underwater pipelines. The vessel laid about 100 km of pipeline on such projects as: the development of the Kirin gas condensate field and the laying of the Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok pipeline. Since December 2020, the vessel has been involved in the completion of the Nord Stream - 2 gas pipeline. In January 2021, the United States imposed sanctions on the vessel ІМО 8674156 and its owner, the russian company "KVT-Rus" LLC, as part of the expansion of sanctions on the "North Stream - 2" export main pipeline.

It is involved in the transportation of fossil fuels from the Arctic LNG-2 facility in violation of international maritime law, using so-called spoofing to conceal the vessel's true location. On 08 August 2024, the vessel began broadcasting a falsified AIS signal in the Barents Sea, which allowed it to leave the area undetected. On 10 August 2024, the vessel was detected by satellite imagery at the Arctic LNG-2 project, while its AIS signal remained off the coast of Norway. "Arctic LNG-2 is the second large-capacity LNG project, after Yamal LNG, of the sanctioned Novatek (TIN 6316031581) for natural gas production and LNG production on the Gydan Peninsula. In November 2023 and February 2024, USA and United Kingdom respectively imposed sanctions on the russian Arctic LNG-2 project, which is of strategic importance for the government of the russian federation. On 23 August 2024, USA imposed sanctions on seven LNG tankers of the shadow russian tanker fleet, as part of the restrictions on entities supporting the development of the Arctic LNG-2 and other future energy projects. On 26 September 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on a vessel involved in the russian LNG sector. On February 24, March 04, 2025 EU and Switzerland respectively imposed sanctions on the tanker for promoting or supporting actions/policies aimed at the exploitation, development or expansion of the energy sector in russia, including energy infrastructure (sanctions will enter into force on February 25, 2025). On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.