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KELLY GRACE

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKELLY GRACE · Kelly Grace · Vela Rain[sources]
Other nameVela Rain[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
DescriptionAfter UK imposed sanctions in December 2023 on the former manager of the vessel, the operator of the "shadow fleet" - Radiating World Shipping Services LLC (UAE), the latter transferred its tankers to other newly established companies, including Alqutb Alshamali Marine Services LLC (UAE), Atos Remote Solutions (India), to avoid sanctions. · In June 2024, EU imposed sanctions on the vessel due to its involvement in the transportation of russian oil and/or oil products from russia to third countries, as well as for its participation in the circumvention of European restrictions. · It is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil. The vessel transported russian oil from russian ports to third countries. · On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. · On June 19, 2025, New Zealand imposed sanctions on the vessel. · 2 more...[sources]
FlagBarbados[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage61348[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9331141[sources]
Past FlagsBarbados · Cook Islands · Comoros · Libya · Malta[sources]
Previous nameSamraa Alkhaleej · Spike · Vela Rain[sources]
Tonnage114858[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gisis.imo.org · kse.ua · magicport.ai · 7 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products 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).

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,

Transportation of fossil fuels

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,052

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Sanctions Map901

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,711

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,351

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

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

Switzerland · SECO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,308

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

European Union · Council


Source data IDs: ua-ws-2239728c42cbd126b563082139273a65b4854188 · ch-seco-78135 · eu-sancmap-e97ffdcebe11156faf2ffcb2c47567e480241fef · ua-ws-vessel-279 · eu-oj-e243bfdec508c7f7e1ca838a1aecb5d25e282519 · ca-sema-0e07fe4ff5ced6a1fac4c66378a80afec9ca14bd · gb-fcdo-rus2356

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