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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | GARUDA | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | J5AS4 | [sources] | |||
| Description | During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker is systematically involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Black Sea, and engages in deceptive, high-risk practices, including conducting dark activities near russian ports in the Black Sea, in the Kerch Strait, and STS transmissions with russian affiliations near European countries. · In February 2025, after leaving the Kerch Strait area, where the vessel was engaged in dark activities, the tanker made an STS transmission with tanker IMO 9247443 in the area near Cyprus. Since July 2024, the tanker IMO 9247443 without proper insurance of the International P&I Club has been operating in the area of Greece, Cyprus as a floating transshipment STS hub of russian wet cargo delivered to the area of Greece, Cyprus for transshipment mainly from the russian ports of Tuapse, Novorossiysk, as well as from the Taman crude oil/petroleum products transshipment complex, Primorsk, Ust-Luga. Such deliveries from russian ports for further transshipment via tanker IMO 9247443 in European waters are carried out by a number of tankers, including those affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management. STS transmissions with tanker IMO 9247443 took place near Greece in December 2024, when tanker IMO 9272931 arrived in the Greek area from the russian port of Novorossiysk. · In March 2025, after leaving the Kerch Strait area, where the vessel had been conducting dark activities for two days, the tanker made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9424651, affiliated with the Moldovan company BPC SHIPMANAGEMENT SRL, which, together with a number of other Moldovan companies, is involved in the creation of part of the shadow fleet involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. · In March and April 2023, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil products (more than 60 thousand tons) from the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal, is located. The sender of the cargo was the sanctioned russian Rosneft, the recipient was Bellatrix Energy Limited (Hong Kong), which was sanctioned by the United States in December 2023 for significant participation in the trade in russian crude oil/petroleum products after the implementation of the price restriction policy, and Blackford Corporation Limited. · In May 2025, the vessel called at the Sheskharis terminal (Novorossiysk), which is a transshipment complex, the end point of the main pipelines of Chernomortransneft JSC (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions), a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian Transneft PJSC (TIN 7706061801). · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Guinea-Bissau | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9272931 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 630001159 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Cook Islands · Gabon · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Liberia · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | High Endeavour · Pericles · Sw Tropez I | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 46992 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Chemical/Oil Products Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | dzen.ru · gisis.imo.org · magicport.ai · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.blackseanews.net · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions
Transportation of fossil fuels
Cargo transportation from/to ТОТ of Ukraine
Calling ports of the TOT
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Vindhya Shipping Pvt Ltd | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Vindhya Shipping Pvt Ltd | Commercial ship manager | |||
| Owners | ||||
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| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Feng Yu Maritime Ltd | - | - | ||
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