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AQUARIUS II

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity

AQUARIUS II is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	AQUARIUS II · AQUARIUSII · ELODIE 1 · ELODIE I · Elodie I				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Build Date	2008				[sources]
Call Sign	`3E5156` · `T8A5259` · `TJM41D`				[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage	104999 · 110295				[sources]
Description	The tanker, during the period of the G7, EU oil embargo and price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas in 2024, including active darknetting in the area north of the Kerch Strait in the Sea of Azov, from russian ports in the Pacific region in 2025. br At the same time, since the beginning of 2024, the tanker has had a new owner and commercial manager - Octans Dorne Ltd (Hong Kong), the fleet of which consists of only one vessel. br The international public organization Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. br On May 09, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker as part of the restrictions on the shadow fleet of the russian federation, including for engaging in activities aimed at destabilizing Ukraine, undermining/threatening the territorial integrity, sovereignty or independence of Ukraine or benefiting from or supporting the government of russia, and participating in the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin, in particular, from russia to a third country. br In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. br Since September 18, 2025, Australia has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel. br On February 20, 2026, New Zealand imposed sanctions on the vessel. br On February 21, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the vessel.				[sources]
Flag	Cameroon · Panama · Palau				[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage	59611				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9346873`				[sources]
MMSI	`352003497` · `511101770` · `613541500`				[sources]
Past Flags	Bahamas · Italy · Panama · Palau				[sources]
Previous name	Aquarius II · Mare Oriens				[sources]
Type	Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker \| Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-02	Last processed	2026-03-02	First seen	2025-05-09

Descriptions

Previous names include AQUARIUS II

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2025-11-07

Transport crude oil or petroleum products or mineral products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia and practice irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2025-12-13

IMO number: 9346873

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2025-12-13

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, 2025-09-15

2Rivers Group (Coral Energy) network

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2026-03-02

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ukraine	ГУР МО України		-	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
HOWARD CO LTD	Company	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Octans Dorne Ltd	-	-	-

Data sources

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,498

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

Switzerland · SECO

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 List6,659

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,990

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

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,642

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List5,141

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,312

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 Inspections700

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: tokyo-mou-psc-0b19929e99a5997c8fa10dbb0e391601478f6a4b · tokyo-mou-psc-e13fd3583ced110f982fc3a0b352c12299c3517b · NK-6h8u4bJQkdRDefsnL7FUYk · tokyo-mou-psc-0358ba934df4ee37589fa7912afe7d36a81ea2cd · ch-seco-98154 · ua-ws-aad923523bb6f294380378bb68cc023d3ad50c97 · ca-sema-13c0b2e1b745d0a033465f84224da76e120e91be · eu-oj-3b658d24112b589a10a9ad58fada6e234386e17d · eu-sancmap-c452626c932b54fe70a05fd39efe672b71bcbbe8 · au-dfat-8291-elodie-i · ua-ws-vessel-976 · gb-fcdo-rus2588

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