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AQUA TITAN

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameAQUA TITAN · Aqua Titan · Aqua Titan (formerly Lang Ya) · LANG YA · Lang Ya[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignD6A3999[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage115536[sources]
DescriptionSince 2023, the 2006-built tanker with a deadweight of 115,536 tons has been involved in the export of russian crude oil from the russian ports of Ust-Luga and Primorsk in the Baltic Sea, mainly to India, as well as in the transshipment of russian oil by STS in the Red Sea. Until 2023, the tanker was not involved in the transportation of russian oil. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian crude around the world and threaten the environment. The ISM management of the vessel in 2023-2024 was carried out by the Indian company Margao Marine Solutions OPC. The said company carried out ISM management of another sanctioned shadow fleet tanker IMO 9402471, which was involved in a collision near Denmark when the tanker was sailing to load russian flagship Urals crude oil on March 04, 2024 in the Baltic port of Primorsk. This incident is an indication of the risks associated with the activities of the outdated shadow tanker fleet at sea. Today, russia continues to make efforts to avoid/ circumvent sanctions, expand its shadow fleet with a growing number of outdated, poorly maintained vessels, use a 'ghost armada', many of which have experience in working under sanctions imposed on regimes such as Iran and Venezuela, use 'convenient' flags for vessel registration, complex ownership and management structures, and employ various tactics to conceal the origin of their cargo, including ship-to-shore transshipment (STS), disabling automatic identification systems (AIS), falsifying positions, transmitting false data, and other deceptive or even illegal methods. russia's shadow fleet, operating with minimal compliance with the rules and transporting huge volumes of crude oil through heavily trafficked routes through narrow straits close to the coastline, without proper P&I insurance, with the automatic identification system disabled, threatens an environmental disaster with significant economic costs to be borne by the affected coastal countries and/or the international community. On December 17, 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on a vessel in connection with the transportation of crude oil or oil products originating in russia or from russia to a third country. On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since February 25, March 04, 2025 EU and Switzerland have respectively imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil/oil products originating in or exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33); promoting or supporting actions/policies aimed at the exploitation, development or expansion of the energy sector in russia, including energy infrastructure (EU sanctions will enter into force on February 25, 2025). In June 2025, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel. On June 19, 2025, New Zealand imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagComoros · Panama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage59158[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9332781[sources]
MMSI620999999[sources]
Past FlagsDjibouti · Comoros · Liberia · Panama · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameForward Flair · Lang Ya · Mars Sun · Panta Rei 1[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Previous names include LANG YA

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

Transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex 24, 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) Are operated in such a way as to contribute or support actions or policies for the exploitation, development or expansion of the energy sector in Russia, including energy infrastructure.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,796

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,976

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

EU Sanctions Map1,320

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,382

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,602

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,774

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections612

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: au-dfat-8235-aqua-titan · ca-sema-c7a4c5e742c14cd150672c6eaf457979ec95bf7f · ua-ws-cce7121fcc5d3bf73fa47245a3263f7ad800dd76 · eu-oj-c42a07aece462a1c9eeaadd5e86f0df9c29aecd0 · eu-oj-130fd895c5b6cf4c8c5dc079831b203fba9f2db6 · ch-seco-90097 · tokyo-mou-psc-e84d9a80d6baeac0efe068a5e4b3eec86372a9f5 · ua-ws-vessel-460 · eu-sancmap-fd1df82aa4a382cb68817276605216978835e54a · eu-sancmap-fe620339b43167ca6626620b34feb421ee1f54a3 · gb-fcdo-rus2376

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