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TORONTO

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameBRONCO · TORONTO[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignT8A5273[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage39999[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling the Automatic Identification System (AIS), conducting dark activity near russian ports in the Black Sea, and carrying out ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with russian-affiliated vessels near European countries). In April 2025, near Romania, the tanker (IMO 8808525) conducted an STS transfer with the tanker (IMO 9236975), which had arrived from the russian port of Novorossiysk to perform the transfer. In March 2025, near Cyprus, the tanker (IMO 8808525) conducted an STS transfer with the tanker (IMO 9424651) – designated by the EU and Switzerland since May 2025 – which had arrived in the area near Cyprus from the russian port of Tuapse, where it had conducted a series of STS transfers. On May 20, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of measures targeting the shadow fleet of the russian federation, including for engaging in activities aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, undermining or threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty, or independence of Ukraine, benefiting from or supporting the government of russia, and participating in the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin, including from russia to third countries.[sources]
FlagLiberia · Palau[sources]
IMO NumberIMO8808525[sources]
MMSI511101785[sources]
Past FlagsLiberia · Malta · Togo · Türkiye[sources]
Previous nameBarracudas · Galloper · H. Ismail Kaptanoglu · Hik · Toronto[sources]
Type19 · Oil Tanker[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,

Relationships

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,286

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,975

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2713 · ua-ws-vessel-1029 · ua-ws-68b5429b14df7780eb790369737b4b339a9d332b

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