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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | BLUE EMBER · PIER · Pier | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | C5J712 · J5AN6 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 72652 | [sources] | |||
| Description | The tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo, the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, and resorts to deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling AIS, conducting dark activities near the russian port of Ust-Luga, conducting STS transmissions with sanctioned tankers, in particular with tanker IMO 9253909 in June 2025 near Sudan/South Sudan). The tanker is affiliated with the Turkish company Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS, which was the commercial and ISM manager of the vessel from May 2023 to March 2024. Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS is one of the top three ranking Turkish operators, which in 2023 provided transportation of hundreds of millions of barrels of russian crude oil and petroleum products. The fleet of the Turkish top three - Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS and the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic and Active Denizcilik ve Gemi - transported a total of 49 million barrels of russian crude oil/petroleum products in 2023. Since March 2024, the tankers have been managed by the Turkish companies Sand Gemi Isletmeciligi AS and Cape Gemi Isletmeciligi AS, which share a common address with Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Eight tankers of these Turkish companies were operated by Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS in 2023 and early 2024, and one by the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic. In April 2025, the owner and managers of the vessel changed. The owner of the vessel became BLUE MARITIME SERVICES & TRDG, and the commercial manager became EMT Gemi Isletmeciligi AS (Turkey). EMT Gemi Isletmeciligi AS operates a fleet of 11 sub-sanctioned oil tankers. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which 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. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has lifted sanctions on the vessel. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Barbados · Gambia · Guinea-Bissau | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 41503 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9273442 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 629009610 · 630001116 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Barbados · Cyprus · Germany · Guinea-Bissau · Liberia · | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Beks Lotus · Kaspar Schulte · Pier · Sauger | [sources] | |||
| Type | 19 · Oil tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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.
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
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
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Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.
External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU
ch-seco-91548 · gb-fcdo-rus2803 · ua-ws-70e6b56499231afb2d8eda44edf89c81a0456424 · ua-ws-vessel-1013 · eu-oj-f994a9f031cc30485cb26a006d9b2152fff45e7e · eu-sancmap-1e99c9dec1436a4ad7f0644a66f460228df9d7d4For experts: raw data explorer
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | - | |||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Emt Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Person of interest | commerce_manager | - | ||
| Company Person of interest | ||||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Blue Maritime Services & Trdg Person of interest | - | - | ||
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - |
| security_manager |
| - |
| Cape Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Sanctioned entity | Company | - | - |
| RINA Services S.p.A. (RINA) | Classification society | - | - |
| Sand Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Person of interest | - | - | - |