Marine Vessels

The vessel has been engaged in the export of Ukrainian grain and coal from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine. It routinely employs deceptive shipping practices near the Kerch Strait and within Ukrainian territorial waters in the Sea of Azov.
Between 2024 and 2025, the vessel transported over 20,000 metric tons of coking coal from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian port of Mariupol using the following sanctions-evasion routing scheme: the vessel formally called at the russian port of Temryuk, then disabled its Automatic Identification System (AIS) and sailed to Mariupol for loading. After loading, it returned to Temryuk with cargo, reactivated AIS, and then proceeded to its final destination.
In one documented case in May 2025, IMO 1041348 exported approximately 7,500 metric tons of wheat from the temporarily occupied Ukrainian port of Berdyansk (Zaporizhzhia Oblast) to Egypt.
Technical management of the vessel is carried out by the russian company OOO "Krechet" (ООО "Кречет", TIN 6167197524, Rostov Oblast). The company’s former director, Alexander Soldatov (Александр Солдатов, TIN 614104187473), has served as the acting director – since 27 July 2023 – of the occupation-established "Mariupol Sea Port Administration" (Государственное Унитарное Предприятие Донецкой Народной Республики "Администрация морского порта города Мариуполя", TIN 9310000303). OOO "Krechet" also manages three additional vessels (IMO 9045601, IMO 9419084, IMO 9454125) involved in the export of Ukrainian coal from Mariupol.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine.
Between January 29 and 30, 2025, the vessel was in Sevastopol Bay with its AIS turned off while loading wheat near berth 21 of the Avlita grain terminal. On January 30, 2025, the vessel departed from the port of Sevastopol and proceeded toward the Kerch Strait area, port of Kavkaz.

The vessel is systematically involved in schemes to steal Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territories (TOT) of Ukraine, particularly from the temporarily occupied port of Berdyansk, Zaporizhia region.
In May 2025, under the command of Captain V. P. Chernyaev, the vessel exported wheat from the temporarily occupied port of Berdyansk. The maritime agent for this operation was DGR-Express LLC (ООО "ДГР-Экспресс", TIN 9002008178), registered on December 15, 2022, under russian law in the TOT of Zaporizhia region at 51 Khalturina Street, Berdyansk. The founder and director of DGR-Express LLC is Robert Arturovych Asaturov (TIN 344692279962).
In December 2024, under the command of Captain Vadim Novskyi, the vessel exported nearly 4,000 tons of wheat from the temporarily occupied port of Berdyansk, Zaporizhia region, to the russian port of Temryuk.
The vessel is also involved in supplying goods to the TOT of Ukraine, including shipments to the temporarily occupied port of Sevastopol.
The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned Northern Sea Shipping Company OJSC (ОАО "Северное морское пароходство", TIN 2901008432), which provides transport services under state defense contracts for the ministry of defense of the russian federation. Since 2014, the company has been a key participant in the logistics network supporting military infrastructure development in the Arctic for the russian MoD.
The Northern Sea Shipping Company OJSC also transports cargo on a contractual basis for the sanctioned State Unitary Enterprise "State Grain Operator" (ГУП "Государственный зерновой оператор", TIN 9001011019), registered in Melitopol, TOT of Zaporizhia region.
In January 2025, the vessel underwent repairs in Sevastopol Bay.
In May 2025, the vessel carried a grain cargo from the port of Mariupol to the port of Famagusta (Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus).
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel makes port calls at the ports of the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Crimea, Ukraine, in particular at the ports of Sevastopol and Kerch.
On June 1, 2025, the vessel entered the port of Sevastopol and was moored at berth 20 in Sevastopol Bay. Between June 19 and 22, the vessel was loaded with Ukrainian grain at berth 20 of the port of Sevastopol.

The vessel has been implicated in grain theft schemes involving the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular in late 2023 from the temporarily occupied port of Berdyansk, Zaporizhia region.
The vessel also makes port calls at other ports within the TOT of Ukraine.

The vessel was involved in the theft of grain from the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine, in particular in July 2025 from the temporarily occupied port of Sevastopol, Ukraine. The vessel was unloaded at the port of Tartus, Syria.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.

The vessel was involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied port of Berdyansk, Zaporizhia region, Ukraine, in 2022.

The vessel is involved in schemes to steal Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine.

The vessel is involved in schemes to steal Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine and carries out operations in the ports of the TOT of Ukraine.
The vessel is affiliated with the russian sanctioned company SK Ladoga LLC (ООО "СК Ладога", TIN 3016048892). SK Ladoga LLC is a shipping company based in Astrakhan on the shores of the Caspian Sea, whose vessels have previously entered the temporarily occupied Crimea and transported military cargo for Iranian military formations on behalf of Rosoboronexport JSC (АО "Рособоронэкспорт"). The fleet of SK Ladoga LLC includes the sanctioned vessel IMO 8858087, which has been involved in the regular delivery of Shahed 136/131 UAVs from Iran to the russian federation across the Caspian Sea while keeping its AIS signal disabled.

The vessel is involved in schemes to steal Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine and makes port calls at ports located in the TOT of Ukraine.

The vessel is involved in schemes to steal Ukrainian grain from the temporarily occupied territory (TOT) of Ukraine and makes port calls at ports located in the TOT of Ukraine.

The vessel is involved in the theft of Ukrainian agricultural products from the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine (in particular, from the port of Sevastopol).
The vessel calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the port of Crimea in November 2024.
On November 25, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the vessel.