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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ORION | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | N/A · TJMC129 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 124768 | [sources] | |||
| Description | The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil to third countries from ports in the Black Sea and Baltic Sea, including while operating with its Automatic Identification System (AIS) disabled. It was previously involved in the transportation of Venezuelan oil before switching to the carriage of designated russian-origin crude oil. The international NGO Greenpeace has identified the tanker as part of the shadow fleet transporting russian oil globally via the Baltic Sea, including through the Cadet Canal area in the Bay of Mecklenburg, posing risks to the environment. The tanker sails under the flag of Cameroon, which is included in the Paris Memorandum of Understanding (Paris MOU) blacklist of flags, compiled on the basis of vessel inspection results for technical condition. According to the analytical centre Lloyd’s List, the tanker is an example of high-risk, dark, and deceptive practices linked to fraudulent actions by technical management companies, which resulted in the allocation of unique International Maritime Organization (IMO) numbers to them. In response, the IMO Legal Committee established an intersessional working group to define the levels of due diligence required for the use of the unique identification number scheme for company owners and IMO-registered shipowners. On October 15, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Cameroon | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 71850 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9131357 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 613003807 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Isle of Man | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Elisabeth Knutsen · Knut | [sources] | |||
| Type | 20 · Oil tanker | [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.
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
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
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Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.
External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU
gb-fcdo-rus3104 · ua-ws-afc6f6169d35465e4dae8ccbe4e9709da0309579 · ua-ws-vessel-610 · tokyo-mou-psc-e4e39e54ef4198559d1163aeb6a70ec97f5f7fddFor experts: raw data explorer
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| Faleola Nexus Ltd | American Samoa | - | - | |
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| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - |
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| Mediterranean Shipping Register (MSR) | Classification society | - | - |
| Faleola Nexus Ltd Person of interest | commerce_manager | - |