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Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameNOBLE · Noble · SCF NEVA[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignD5KC2 · D6A3958[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage47125[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the transportation of crude oil/oil products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea to third countries during the period of the G7+ oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/oil products. The tanker is affiliated through the sanctioned companies Sun Ship Management (UAE), Oil Tankers SCF MGMT FZCO (UAE), Fornax Ship Management FZCO (UAE) with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, oil products, and liquefied gas. The major charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. Since October 2024, the tanker has been operated by Thunder Shipmanagement LLC-FZ (UAE). As of February 14, 2025, the fleet of Thunder Shipmanagement LLC-FZ consists of 21 oil tankers affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot. The company's fleet includes sanctioned oil tankers, in particular ІМО 9309576, ІМО 9322968, ІМО 9309588, ІМО 9292060, ІМО 9292058, ІМО 9292034, ІМО 9276028, ІМО 9329655, ІМО 9577094 and others. After the sanctions were imposed, PJSC Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it created, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and started the practice of constantly 'juggling' (transferring) vessels to related companies. Tankers 're-registered' by PJSC Sovcomflot to related companies continue to transport russian crude oil/oil products under Western sanctions. On February 24, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. On February 24, March 04, 2025 EU and Switzerland respectively imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil/oil products originating in or exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33) (EU sanctions will enter into force on February 25, 2025). In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. In June 2025, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagBarbados · Comoros · Liberia[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage29902[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9333400[sources]
MMSI620999958 · 636017265[sources]
Past FlagsBarbados · Cyprus · Gabon · Liberia · Russia[sources]
Previous nameSCF Neva[sources]
Type19 · Chemical tanker · Oil Products Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
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Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex 24, that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33)

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

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 FCDO Sanctions List,

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Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,779

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Sanctions Map1,337

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,796

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,300

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Abuja MoU Port State Control Inspections74

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Abuja MoU.

External dataset · Global · Abuja MoU

Source data IDs: eu-oj-24cc921b0eb978172e1c1f70dfd12fcb6a5e7075 · gb-fcdo-rus2462 · ua-ws-215d3b30651f0fc2833b50f795f74999280f95f6 · ca-sema-fda0c4b20a3f69bb02ce3148a4c14120408a9cf7 · abuja-mou-psc-211d9c6fe5b680dfd64b0b394bc2352460ac0860 · ua-ws-vessel-766 · eu-sancmap-86765bc08cb258e78ea459bc166b30c549ea9e21 · eu-sancmap-e3f1518ac71caf08b591223a8d4e95ed73f879b3 · ch-seco-90244

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