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AQUILA II

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameAQUILA II · AQUILLA II · ASTRO POLARIS · Aquila II · Aquilla II[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call Sign3E2714[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage159073[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of sanctioned russian crude oil/oil products from russian ports in the Black Sea, Baltic Sea, and Pacific region, including through deceptive practices. The tanker is considered to be part of the shadow fleet, affiliated with SUNNE CO LIMITED, which was sanctioned by USA on January 10, 2025 for its activities in the energy sector of the russian federation. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which SUNNE CO LIMITED has an interest. According to GISIS IMO data, as of July 17, 2025, the vessel's flag is unknown. At the same time, the vessel uses the flag of Panama. Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagGreece · Panama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage80620[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9281152[sources]
MMSI352001694[sources]
Past FlagsGreece · Panama[sources]
Previous nameAstro Polaris[sources]
Registration numberT4EQWJKPD4K4[sources]
Type20 · Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[sources]
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Descriptions

IMO number: 9281152

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,329

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 List5,165

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,032

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,565

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

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,438

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,428

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,244

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

Global · Tokyo MoU

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,925

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

European Union · Council

EU Sanctions Map1,347

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

US SAM Procurement Exclusions105,779

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

External databases

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

US OFAC Press Releases5,385

US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.

External dataset · United States · OFAC


Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-652 · ca-sema-47da17bcdb5232c2118ce0fa16d4749994f63afe · usgsa-s4mrvtttl · NK-Bj2vyXemd3CuyWcAsxENmp · tok-mou-det-cc7a0ed6eb2ba00b213b700fd5aba1532b70944b · ofac-51691 · ofac-pr-dd1bd7005b5a03c2d6144ea137cdd09eea63101b · ua-ws-39836fb4a2b051db2a34b767195e8e37b3e6eca5 · eu-sancmap-63a1b961e81b0f6d0b966df9b5b476af921b273b · ch-seco-98297 · eu-oj-45fc140bb80a1c381097696b0bf1e0eefdb12d6c · gb-fcdo-rus3002

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