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KARAKUZ

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKARAKUZ[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignUBAJ2[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage6640[sources]
DescriptionDuring the enforcement of the G7 and EU embargo and price cap on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker has been actively engaged in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. The vessel consistently employs deceptive shipping practices, including dark activity (AIS disabled) in the vicinity of the Kerch Strait, in the Sea of Azov, and near russian ports in the Black Sea. According to the U.S. Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC), the tanker was previously involved in oil shipments to Syria between 2016 and 2018. In its more recent activity, the tanker has been used to transport russian diesel fuel from the russian port of Novorossiysk to ports in the temporarily occupied Crimean Peninsula of Ukraine, including the Kerch Fishing Port. The vessel is affiliated – via associated companies – with the russian entity JSC "AK Bars Leasing" (АО "АК Барс Лизинг", TIN 1656025635), a wholly owned subsidiary of the sanctioned PJSC "AK Bars Bank" (ПАО "АК Барс Банк", TIN 1653001805). On September 19, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagRussia[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage4531[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9621558[sources]
MMSI273359180[sources]
Previous nameAlmetyevsk[sources]
Type19[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,975

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,394

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-1121 · ua-ws-63f85c76ca4bdb6e1ce3917d4a93c10ca6fcabe7 · gb-fcdo-rus3049

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