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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | VESNA · Vesna | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | V3MD7 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 106129 | [sources] | |||
| Description | Since September 2022, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products to China mainly from the russian ports of Kozmino in the Pacific region and Primorsk in the Baltic Sea. The vessel is affiliated with Shanghai Legendary Ship MGMT (China), whose fleet is involved in the export of sanctioned Iranian oil. In November 2022, the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) included tanker IMO 9257137, affiliated with Shanghai Legendary Ship MGMT, on a public list of vessels suspected of involvement in the illicit transportation of Iranian oil. russia has created its own shadow fleet of tankers, mostly made up of old vessels, many of which have experience in operating under sanctions imposed on regimes such as Iran. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening the environment. On December 03, 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the tanker. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. According to GISIS IMO data, the vessel's registration name as of July 12, 2025 is VESNA, the flag and call sign are unknown. As of July 12, 2025, the vessel has been with its AIS turned off for four months. According to the latest AIS data, the vessel was anchored near China. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. In August 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker's master. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Belize | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 56291 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9233349 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 312242000 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Belize · Djibouti · Marshall Islands · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Drakes Moon · Glory Crystal · Moon Safari · Ocean Safari | [sources] | |||
| Type | 20 · Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
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)
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 primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
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
Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes
Switzerland · SECO
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
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
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
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| Sanctions | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| Switzerland | State Secretariat for Economic Affairs | - | |||
| Linked from | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Shanghai Legendary Ship Management Company Limited Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | commerce_manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Shanghai Legendary Ship Management Company Limited Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| European Union | Council of the European Union | EU Designated Vessels (Council Regulation 833/2014) | - |
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | Iran Sanctions | - | - |
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - |
| Бянь Чуньмін Sanctioned entity |
| captain |
| - |
| - |
| Shanghai Legendary Ship Management Company Limited Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | security_manager | - |
| Даніка Роберт Лімітед Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - |
| Даніка Роберт Лімітед Export controlled · Sanctioned entity | - | - | - |