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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | MITZEL · Mitzel · Mitzel (formerly Olivia) · OLIVIA · Olivia | [sources] | |||
| Country | Russia | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 9LS2020 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 159999 | [sources] | |||
| Description | The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products from russian ports to third countries. The vessel has engaged in deceptive, high-risk practices, including disabling its AIS signal and conducting illicit activities at sea. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadow fleet. russia's shadow fleet continues to generate billions of dollars in revenue for the kremlin by circumventing sanctions, disguising its activities under the flags of third countries, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant environmental threats with significant economic costs to coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequate insurance of shadow fleet tankers. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on a vessel considered to be part of the shadow fleet. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. In August 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker's master. In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Comoros · Sierra Leone | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 81236 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9233741 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 667002317 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Germany · Comoros · Cayman Islands · Liberia · Sierra Leone · | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Four Sun · Hali · Henry · Nell Jacob · Olivia | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | NZJ9HDHYNG73 | [sources] | |||
| Type | 20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transport crude oil or petroleum products 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).
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.
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.
United States · GSA
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
Switzerland · SECO
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA
Canada · Global Affairs Canada
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
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
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
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:
US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.
External dataset · United States · OFAC
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | - | |||
| Documents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Document | Date | |
| Treasury Intensifies Sanctions Against Russia by Targeting Russia’s Oil Production and Exports | ||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Frina Express Corporation Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | commerce_manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Frina Express Corporation Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | ||
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | EU Designated Vessels (Council Regulation 833/2014) | - |
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions | - | - |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - |
| Canada | Global Affairs Canada | Special Economic Measures Act | - | - |
| United States | TREAS-OFAC | Reciprocal | - |
| captain |
| - |
| - |
| Akara Navigation LLC Person of interest | security_manager | - |
| Frina Express Corporation Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - |