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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | M SOPHIA | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 3FTT | [sources] | |||
| Description | Logistics STS hubs allow to conceal the ownership and origin of cargo. In addition to the Mid-Atlantic hub, transshipment centers include areas near Kalamata, Greece, Malta, Ceuta, and the Caucasus, where STS operations for russian crude oil have been established. · On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which SUNNE CO LIMITED has an interest. · Subsequently, all but one of the tankers were engaged in transshipment of cargoes in the established high-risk transshipment hub for russian crude oil for consolidation of cargoes in the area 860 nautical miles west of Portugal, in international waters. The registered owners, commercial managers, and ISM manager are characterized by an almost identical registration address in Dalian (PRC), and the same two addresses in Hong Kong. · The VLCC was purchased from DHT Tankers and is affiliated with an anonymous Chinese buyer who spent about $376 million to acquire a group of 13 tankers for the high-risk transportation of crude oil of russian origin in the Atlantic Ocean. These 13 tankers include five Aframax vessels, seven very large crude oil carriers and one Suezmax vessel. According to Lloyd's List Intelligence, these vessels were purchased by an anonymous buyer through 20 separate but interconnected single-ship offshore companies from Hong Kong and China. · The tanker is involved in STS transfers at anchorages off Malaysia, Qingdao from tankers carrying sanctioned Iranian or Venezuelan oil. The tanker resorts to disabling the automatic identification system, a behavioral pattern that indicates that the tanker is trying to avoid detection of the STS transfer. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Panama | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9289477 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 374933000 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Germany · Hong Kong SAR · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | DHT Condor · Delos · Younara Glory | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 320051 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.lloydslist.com · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Associated with sanctioned entities
Transportation of fossil fuels
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States of America · OFAC
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 of America · ITA
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | - | - | ||
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Greetee Co Ltd | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Greetee Co Ltd | ||||
| United States of America | Office of Foreign Assets Control | Russian Harmful Foreign Activities Sanctions | - | - |
| - |
| SUNNE CO LIMITED Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| Maisie Ltd | - | - |