Marine vessels

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving shipments from the port of Sevastopol (temporarily occupied territory – TOT of Crimea, Ukraine) with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled, as well as from the temporarily occupied port of Berdiansk in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. In March– April 2024, the vessel was observed in Sevastopol between 15 and 22 March, and in Komyshov Bay between 31 March and 4 April with AIS disabled. On 4 April, it departed Sevastopol loaded with sunflower meal and bran. Since 2022, the vessel has been operating on the Bronka– Kaliningrad ferry route, connecting the Leningrad and Kaliningrad regions of russia.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) with AIS disabled. In particular, the vessel was at the berth of Dokova Bay on 13 March 2024 loading grain, and between 31 March and 04 April 2024 with AIS switched off. On 04 April, the vessel left the port of Sevastopol loaded with grain (barley) and headed for a transshipment area in the Kerch Strait. The vessel systematically calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine.

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the export of Ukrainian grain from ports in the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea (Ukraine), with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled, and in its subsequent export, including to Port Kavkaz for transshipment. The vessel has been used in a scheme to "legalize" the stolen Ukrainian grain by redirecting it to third countries under the guise of russian-origin grain. The vessel has made, and continues to make, frequent port calls in the TOT of Ukraine, including Sevastopol, Kerch, and Feodosia. Published evidence confirms its visits to the closed port of Sevastopol and its involvement in grain transportation. A Ukrainian court has seized the vessel as part of criminal proceedings for violations of the procedure for entry to and exit from the temporarily occupied territory.

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the port of Sevastopol (TOT of Crimea, Ukraine), with the Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled, and in the export of this grain to third countries through ship-to-ship (STS) transshipment in the Kerch Strait area. In particular, the vessel made a port call at the closed port of Sevastopol on 4– 5 July 2022 with AIS switched on, confirming its violation of Ukraine’s state border. Between 17– 20 July 2022, the vessel’s AIS was disabled; during this period, it called at the port of Sevastopol and loaded 3,000 tonnes of barley at the grain terminal in Dokova Bay (owned by Avlita and controlled by the United Shipbuilding Corporation (Объединённая судостроительная корпорация, USC)). On 19 July 2022, the vessel departed Sevastopol Bay and proceeded to conduct STS operations in the Kerch Strait. On 20 July 2022, AIS was enabled again. Evidence confirming port calls at the TOT of Crimea, Ukraine was recorded by the vessel’s master and published on a social media platform. The Office of the Prosecutor General of Ukraine served the vessel’s master with a notice of suspicion for violating the procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory. In 2022, the vessel was arrested in absentia by a Ukrainian court.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the ports of the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine) with the AIS disabled, its transshipment to the Kerch Strait, violates the so-called ‘Crimean sanctions’, and calls at closed Ukrainian ports in the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine). Thus, the vessel is involved in a scheme to ‘legalise’ stolen Ukrainian grain and redirect it to third countries under the guise of grain of russian origin. In June 2022, a russian vessel transported more than 12,000 tonnes of wheat and barley from the temporarily occupied closed port of Sevastopol for transshipment to the port of Kavkaz (russia). The Ukrainian court seized the vessel in the framework of criminal proceedings on violations of the procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory.

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the ports of the TOT (temporarily occupied territory) of Crimea, Ukraine, operating with its AIS (Automatic Identification System) disabled and conducting transshipment in the Kerch Strait area, including Port Kavkaz. russia has sought to conceal the origin of Ukrainian grain exported through the ports of the TOT of Crimea, Ukraine by using various methods, including ship-to-ship cargo transfers in the Kerch Strait. Through these actions, the vessel has participated in a scheme to "legalise" stolen Ukrainian grain and redirect it to third countries under the guise of russian-origin grain. In September 2022, the vessel made two voyages carrying grain from the temporarily occupied Sevastopol – specifically from the Avlita grain terminal controlled by the United Shipbuilding Corporation (Объединённая судостроительная корпорация) – for transshipment in the Kerch Strait area, including Port Kavkaz. A Ukrainian court has seized the vessel as part of criminal proceedings related to violations of the procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the ports of the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine) with AIS disabled and its transshipment to the port of Caucasus. russia is trying to conceal the origin of Ukrainian grain exported through the ports of the TOT of Crimea, using various methods, including the tactic of overloading cargo in the Kerch Strait and russian ports. In this way, the vessel is involved in a scheme to "legalise" stolen Ukrainian grain and redirect it to third countries under the guise of grain of russian origin. In the summer of 2022, the vessel made a voyage to the temporarily occupied Sevastopol (in particular, the Avlita grain terminal controlled by the United Shipbuilding Corporation) to load wheat (4.6 thousand tonnes), after which the ship delivered the grain to the port of Kavkaz (russia) for transshipment. A Ukrainian court arrested the vessel in the framework of criminal proceedings on violations of the procedure for entering and leaving the temporarily occupied territory.

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving shipments from the closed port of Sevastopol (TOT of Crimea, Ukraine) with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) signal disabled, followed by the export of grain to third countries through ship-to-ship (STS) transshipment operations in the Kerch Strait area and the Port Kavkaz. This method enables russia to conceal the Ukrainian origin of the stolen grain and sell it to third countries as grain of russian origin. The vessel made its first port call in Iran on 27 August 2024 and is currently operating on routes between Astrakhan (russia) and Amirabad (Iran). The change in the vessel’s operational area is linked to a change of ownership and management in July 2024. The vessel’s previous owner and manager was Falero Shipping Co Ltd (IMO 5925865), an offshore company registered in the Seychelles.

The vessel is involved in schemes of stealing Ukrainian grain from the TOT of Ukraine by loading grain by STS from russian vessels ІМО 8721272, IMO 8959219, which exported grain from the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine). The vesseks ІМО 8721272, IMO 8959219 were arrested in absentia by a Ukrainian court in 2022 on charges of violating the procedure for entering the TOT of Ukraine.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the closed port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine) and its delivery for transshipment to the port of Kavkaz for further sale to third countries. A Ukrainian court arrested the vessel in absentia in 2022.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine). The vessel was spotted twice in June 2022 near a grain terminal owned by Avlita and controlled by the United Shipbuilding Corporation (USC). The vessel was twice loaded with more than 4,000 tons of barley, which was delivered to the port of Kavkaz (russia) for transshipment. This scheme of grain theft allows the russian federation to conceal the Ukrainian origin of the stolen grain and sell it to third countries as grain of russian origin.

The vessel is involved in schemes of stealing Ukrainian grain from the TOT of Crimea (Ukraine). In particular, the vessel used the STS method to load grain in the Kerch Strait from the russian vessel IMO 8946377, which had exported stolen Ukrainian grain from the closed port of Sevastopol (TOT Crimea, Ukraine). In 2023, the vessel regularly resorted to the practice of conducting so-called 'dark' activity in the transshipment area in the Kerch Strait, which has been actively used by russia since 2023 to carry out STS transshipment with other vessels, in particular, to 'legalize' stolen Ukrainian grain, redirecting it to third countries under the guise of grain of russian origin.