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AQUARIUS II

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameAQUARIUS II · AQUARIUSII · ELODIE 1 · ELODIE I · Elodie I[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E5156 · T8A5259[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage104999 · 110295[sources]
DescriptionThe 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. 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. 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. 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. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since September 18, 2025, Australia has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagPanama · Palau[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage59611[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9346873[sources]
MMSI352003497 · 511101770[sources]
Past FlagsBahamas · Italy · Panama[sources]
Previous nameAquarius II · Mare Oriens[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
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Descriptions

Previous names include AQUARIUS II

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

IMO number: 9346873

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes,

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,

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,910

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

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,321

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,564

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 List5,154

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

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

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,826

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

Australia · DFAT

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,755

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections668

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

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

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