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CAROLINE BEZENGI

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameCAROLINE BEZENGI[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignT8A4707[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage159168[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil/petroleum products, the tanker was involved in the export of russian oil/petroleum products from russian ports in the Baltic Sea and the Pacific region. The tanker, in particular through the sanctioned companies Sun Ship Management (UAE), SCF Management Services Cyprus Ltd (Cyprus), is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas. The major charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. The vessel is also affiliated with the sanctioned Cypriot company Lagosmarine Ltd, which was the tanker's manager from April 2023 to January 2025. In January 2025, the United States imposed sanctions on Lagosmarine Ltd for its activities in the energy sector of the russian federation and as the technical manager of an oil tanker that called at a russian port several times, where the price of oil was constantly exceeding the price limit. In August 2025, Ukraine also imposed sanctions on the Cypriot company Lagosmarine Ltd. In January 2025, there were changes in the management of the tanker: commercial management was transferred to Caroline Marine Inc (Marshall Islands), which has been the owner of the vessel since April 2023, and technical management was transferred to Villar Shipmanagement Ltd (China), which as of October 09, 2025, operates only one tanker, IMO 9224439.[sources]
FlagPalau[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage81085[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9224439[sources]
MMSI511101363[sources]
Past FlagsCyprus · Liberia · Panama[sources]
Previous nameAmoroza · Aurora Borealis · SCF Altai[sources]
Type20 · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
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EU Sanctions Map1,337

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 Entities2,796

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

European Union · Council

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,059

Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Tokyo MoU region.

Global · Tokyo MoU

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,300

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

External databases

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Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections613

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: tokyo-mou-psc-04dab803a8682ff20b3cb86bd0383e81b7c1c019 · NK-Gyej9v6DhbmwmE96BisE7r · eu-oj-095fa932184ba93ab62ccef506b545c144b8d93c · tok-mou-det-4af2aef456a21ea4a9616f4692f3ef755433659c · eu-sancmap-163fd27e71f5dd5db1cee20ff5425405dc9c9d46 · ua-ws-vessel-1212

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