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SOFIA K

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameSOFIA K[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E4989[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage64999[sources]
DescriptionAs of April 11, 2025, the tanker's commercial manager is the Indian company Chenab Ship Management, the fleet of which also includes the sanctioned tanker IMO 9289752, which is considered part of the shadow fleet, affiliated with the Indian company Ark Seakonnect Shipmanagment, associated with the shadow operator Gatik Ship Management, and involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products to third countries from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas. · From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). · In February 2023, the tanker was involved in the export of gasoil (over 54 thousand tons) from the russian port of Tuapse, where the production complex belonging to the sanctioned Rosneft PJSC - Tuapse Oil Refinery with a sea terminal - is located. The shipper of the cargo was the sanctioned russian Rosneft, and the recipient was Bellatrix Energy Limited (Hong Kong), which was sanctioned by USA in December 2023 for significant participation in the trade of russian crude oil/petroleum products after the implementation of the price cap policy. · In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. · On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel. · 5 more...[sources]
FlagPanama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage36106[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9299123[sources]
MMSI352002667[sources]
Past FlagsBermuda · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Liberia[sources]
Previous nameStena Paris · Tango A[sources]
Tonnage65125[sources]
TypeOil Products Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkgisis.imo.org · magicport.ai · sanctions.kse.ua · sprotyv.info · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · 9 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,351

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,711

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

External databases

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

Abuja MoU Port State Control Inspections69

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Abuja MoU.

External dataset · Global · Abuja MoU

Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-899 · ua-ws-434007c3a3435682dc591b5049f8833937640ccc · abuja-mou-psc-04699399510bb56895dbf58487a4819bb3039510 · gb-fcdo-rus2504

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