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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | AZURE · Azure · MAIN | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | T8A5263 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 110448 | [sources] | |||
| Description | During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil mainly to India and in dark activities at sea. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of a shadowy fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening the environment. The tanker is affiliated with the Turkish company Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS, which was the commercial and ISM manager of the vessel from October 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 oil and oil 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 oil/oil products in 2023. Since March 2024, the tanker has been managed by the Turkish company Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS has the same legal address as two other Turkish ship managers, Sand Gemi Isletmeciligi AS and Cape Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Eight tankers of these companies were operated by Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS in 2023 and early 2024, and one tanker was operated by the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic. On May 20, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of the restrictions on the shadow fleet of the russian federation, including for engaging in activities aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, undermining/threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine or benefiting from or supporting the government of russia, and participating in the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin, in particular, from russia to a third country. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Barbados · Palau | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9387255 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 511101775 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Marshall Islands · Panama · Singapore | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Beks Daisy · Centennial Sapporo · Eagle Sapporo | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transport crude oil or petroleum products or mineral products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia and practice irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).
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.
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
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
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
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
Switzerland · SECO
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| Sanctions | |||||
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | - | |||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS | - | - | - | |
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Azure Maritime Services & Trdg Person of interest | - | - | ||
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | UK sanctions relating to Russia | - |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | EU Designated Vessels (Council Regulation 833/2014) | - |
| East Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Person of interest |
| commerce_manager |
| - |
| Company Person of interest | security_manager | - |
| National Maritime Inc | - | - | - |
| Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS Person of interest | - | - | - |