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ELVA

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameELVA[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignS9A3[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage298465[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the transportation of sanctioned Iranian oil, in particular, the vessel was used by Iran in July 2023 to deliver almost 2 million barrels of Iranian light crude oil, and resorts to deceptive practices, including disabling the AIS system and conducting dark activities near Malaysia. Iran relies on an extensive network of tankers and ship management companies in multiple jurisdictions to transport its oil to foreign customers, using deceptive tactics such as falsifying documentation, manipulating ship tracking systems, and constantly changing ship names and flags. One of the most commonly used tactics to evade oil sanctions is 'flag hopping' in various national registries, which allows the vessel to carry out transportation and have the right to moor. This tactic is often accompanied by the creation of fictitious companies, change of owners, managers, ship names, and change of physical markings of the vessel. Some shipowners deliberately use flag registries to evade sanctions, many of which do not have the resources and capabilities to track and verify the history of ships. On December 03, 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagSão Tomé and Príncipe[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage159383[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9196644[sources]
MMSI668116202[sources]
Past FlagsBahamas · Isle of Man · Saint Kitts and Nevis[sources]
Previous nameEkaterina · Front Hakata · Hakata · Otina[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linksanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,308

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,105

Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Tokyo MoU region.

Global · Tokyo MoU

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,374

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR


Source data IDs: ua-ws-6d97d2cbd65d5599be0ec8ced8560a0f91d10390 · ofac-51361 · ua-ws-vessel-632 · tok-mou-det-6d4d7eb446b9498433d55b29ea6377ba268d3284

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