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Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameARIA · Aria · SCF ANGARA[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call Sign8P2495 · D5MC2 · UAZC4[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage50956[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of sanctioned russian oil products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea, mainly to Brazil and other third countries, including the use of deceptive practices (disabling AIS). The vessel, through related companies, including the sanctioned Fornax Ship Management, Sun Ship Management, Oil Tankers SCF MGMT FZCO, affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, a key company for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, petroleum products, liquefied natural gas amidst the application of sanctions restrictions to the russian federation after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The main charterers of Sovcomflot vessels are the largest oil and gas companies and traders in russia. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: 'Sakhalin-1', 'Sakhalin-2', 'Varandey', 'Prirazlomnoye', 'Novy Port', 'Yamal LNG' and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the sanctions were imposed, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly 'juggling' (transferring) vessels to related companies. According to expert estimates, the tankers 'transferred' by Sovcomflot to related companies are part of the so-called 'shadow tanker fleet' of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products, and liquefied gas under western sanctions. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. On February 24, 2025, United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. On February 24, 2025, EU imposed sanctions on a tanker associated with a sanctioned person (the sanctions come into force on February 25, 2025). On March 04, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the tanker as a vessel associated with a sanctioned entity. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. In June 2025, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagBarbados · Liberia · Russia[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage29967[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9397559[sources]
MMSI273267690 · 314987000[sources]
Past FlagsBarbados · Cyprus · Gabon · Liberia[sources]
Previous namePrisco Ekaterina · SCF Angara[sources]
Type21 · Chemical/Oil Tanker · Chemical/Products Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker/Chemical tanker (OILCHEM)[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

Are owned, chartered or operated by natural or legal persons, entities or bodies listed in Annex 8, are otherwise used in the name of, on behalf of, in relation with or for the benefit of such persons.

— 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,

Relationships

Data sources

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)22,968

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 of America · ITA

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,826

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Sanctions Map1,293

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,533

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

European Union · Council

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,597

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

United States of America · OFAC

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,745

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,680

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

Switzerland · SECO

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,049

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:

Abuja MoU Port State Control Inspections72

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Abuja MoU.

External dataset · Global · Abuja MoU

Source data IDs: ca-sema-781a08d5731f47ff8d7adc6db7eccb9f64c8d90f · NK-H82DhQxJvHHzNL4CPybQ7C · eu-oj-6c896b69da702e70d761a1a0c8349ff341793cfd · ua-ws-8339f5ac6a2a73037b066021fb805cc2592eb9ae · gb-fcdo-rus2475 · ofac-51575 · eu-sancmap-0bb3ad034afa6ebbc148df591cef2b882df221bc · ua-ws-vessel-681 · abuja-mou-psc-76b451851b5e77b6503d794cbac77bb2f601bebd · ch-seco-90298

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