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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | KIRA K | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 3E5096 | [sources] | |||
| Description | According to the Lloyds List analytical center, the tanker is often used for STS transmissions. · On February 24, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. · Since June 2023, the Arfamax has been owned by an unknown company, Eastern Shipping Inc (Seychelles), whose fleet consists only of the tanker KIRA K, before that the vessel belonged to a Greek company. The vessel is certified by the China Classification Society (IACS). · The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world through the Baltic Sea, the Kadetsky Canal area in the Bay of Mecklenburg and threaten the environment. · The tanker is involved in the export of sanctioned russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic Sea to India and other third countries, including with the AIS turned off. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Panama | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9346720 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 352002809 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Greece · Marshall Islands | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Aegean Blue · Dakota Strength · Shanghai | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 115878 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · www.blackseanews.net · www.blackseanews.net · | [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
Transportation of fossil fuels
Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions
UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
United Kingdom · FCDO
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | - | |||
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | - | - | ||
| Linked to | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Eastern Shipping Inc | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| She Ray Ships Co Ltd | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Owner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Legal form | Status | |
| Eastern Shipping Inc | Seychelles | - | - | |
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Eastern Shipping Inc | - | - | ||