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Fjord Seal

Debarred entity · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameFEARLESS · FJORD SEAL · Fearless · Fjord Seal[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E3737[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage156532[sources]
DescriptionDuring 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 from russian ports in the Baltic, Black seas, and the Pacific region, mainly to China and India. The tanker is managed by Prominent Shipmanagement LTD, established in 2022 in Hong Kong. Prominent is headed by Arjun Deshmukh, who worked for FESCO Wallem Shipmanagement, a joint venture between a russian company and Hong Kong's oldest ship manager. Prominent Shipmanagement LTD took over all tankers operated by K&O Shipmanagement FZE, a Dubai-based company. The tanker is also affiliated with K&O SHIPMANAGEMENT FZE, the fleet manager of which, master Yevgeny Chubenko, is also the fleet manager at russia's Sovcomflot PJSC. Since December 17 and 23, 2024, the EU and Switzerland have imposed sanctions on the vessel due to the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. The tanker was calling at a russian port, where oil is constantly trading at a price well above $60. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagComoros · Panama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage83850[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9513139[sources]
MMSI352001925[sources]
Past FlagsComoros · Marshall Islands · Malta · Panama[sources]
Previous nameFeyha N · Fjord Seal · Hero · Suez George[sources]
Registration numberNWHXE7P7XQK7[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua[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,

IMO number: 9513139

— 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,

Orbit of Sovcomflot (russia)

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Sanctions Map1,345

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 List6,334

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

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,555

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List36,679

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,980

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

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,461

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

Switzerland · SECO

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,419

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,532

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,154

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections667

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

US OFAC Press Releases7,016

US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.

External dataset · United States · OFAC

Source data IDs: eu-oj-f6d3d372a03311e83dd8e39ff3bd0c28c84bdb18 · eu-sancmap-51835305f9dc2c3688f2a61c0ea596dc4c42d133 · gb-fcdo-rus2788 · tokyo-mou-psc-c50e281dd977705a06cc99977c4889e0b39654ac · ua-ws-2060eb67586b30bb44ba25dacd83a3f4c3726e31 · ca-sema-487ba05b9b6c0ec63b2305fe9c4c52b1a598df3d · ua-ws-vessel-490 · usgsa-s4mrvtts1 · ofac-51580 · ua-ws-1dad3b716193a805a5ec92e4ab4071cf1cdb3ad6 · eu-sancmap-b1ebcae97a2623d7786b955846f2aef335101655 · ofac-pr-d61f38f1c0eea5bae289f2e704705033c88fb4e8 · ch-seco-87277

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