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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SOFOS | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 9LS2116 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 51319 | [sources] | |||
| Description | Since June 2023, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, in particular, using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling AIS and conducting dark activities, in particular, in the Kerch Strait area, STS transfers of wet cargo). The vessel calls at the ports of the TOT of Ukraine, in particular, it called at the port of Feodosia in January 2025. The tanker is affiliated with the Moldovan company FLC Shipmanagement SRL, which was the technical manager of the vessel from June 2023 to August 2024. Since August 2024, technical management has been transferred to Voyage Guard Shipmanagement LLC (Azerbaijan). As of April 07, 2025, the fleet of Voyage Guard Shipmanagement LLC consists of three oil tankers. In addition to IMO 9278064, the company's fleet includes tankers IMO 9183295 (management was transferred from the Moldovan company FLC Shipmanagement SRL), IMO 9265885 (management was transferred from the Moldovan company MRK Shipmanagement SRL). The owner/commercial manager of the tanker remains New Dawn Marine Corp, registered in the Seychelles, at an address that is widely used for registration of shipowners/managers of vessels involved in the sanctioned trade in russian crude oil/petroleum products. After the change of management, the tanker continues to call at Russian ports with oil terminals. 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. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Cook Islands · Sierra Leone | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9278064 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 667002413 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Cook Islands · Isle of Man · Palau · Singapore | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Energy Protector · Mtm Hudson · Saga | [sources] | |||
| Type | 21 · Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Shipping sanctions: a specified ship is prohibited from being provided with access to or having its master or pilot cause it to enter a port in the UK, may have its registration on the UK Ship Register terminated, and a master or pilot of a specified ship may be given a port barring direction, a detention direction, and a port entry direction or a movement direction.
UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
United Kingdom · FCDO
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
gb-fcdo-rus2567 · ua-ws-vessel-867 · ua-ws-fc25de92157b3d4a4209b987a460d457796fe73aFor experts: raw data explorer
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| Sanctions | |||||
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | - | |||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| New Dawn Marine Corp Person of interest | commerce_manager | - | ||
| Voyage Guard Shipmanagement LLC | ||||
| Owner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Legal form | Status | |
| New Dawn Marine Corp (Seychelles) | - | - | - | |
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| New Dawn Marine Corp Person of interest | - | - | ||
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | - | - | - |
| security_manager |
| - |