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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | RIGEL · Rigel | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 3E6936 | [sources] | |||
| Description | According to CREA, from January to August 2024, the number of shadow tankers crossing the Danish Straits in Europe increased by 277% compared to the same period in 2022, with 64% of the 46 million tons of russian marine oil transported through the Danish Straits being transported by shadow tankers. In the same period, the number of shadow tankers in the Straits of Dover and Gibraltar increased by 355% compared to 2022, transporting 67% of the 37 million tons of oil through the straits. The Suez Canal experienced a staggering 649% increase in shadow tanker traffic, with 69% of the 52 million tons of russian crude oil passing through it being transported by these vessels. · Almost all vessels that are involved in the transportation of russian oil by the shadow fleet since 2022 have been certified by the Indian regulator Indian Register of Shipping (IACS). The certification of shadow fleet vessels allows the shipowner/operator to insure the vessels, which, in turn, allows the vessels to enter ports and pass through various specific sea routes (straits, canals, etc.). · As sanctions are being imposed, russia uses a scheme of "juggling" ships between related companies to conceal oil exports outside the price cap and other restrictions, as well as to hide the real owners of ships, and to ensure unimpeded transportation of fossil fuels by a 'shadow' fleet of obsolete oil tankers, creates new companies for these purposes (in the UAE, Hong Kong, India, Turkey, Mauritius, Seychelles, and other jurisdictions) with non-transparent organizational and ownership structures. In order to implement this scheme, technical/commercial management and ship owners are constantly changing, and vessels are renamed with a change of flag, MMSI, call-sign, including for sanctioned vessels. Shadow fleet vessels operate under “convenient flags”, which allows them to conceal their true origin and avoid control by international organizations and insurance companies. · Gatik Ship Management and Galena Ship Management were the previous managers of the tanker 'PAGOS'. · On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the tanker IMO 9296406. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Panama | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9296406 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 352004666 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Gabon · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Liberia | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Ice Transporter · Pagos | [sources] | |||
| Tonnage | 146270 | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · kse.ua · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Article 4x(2), point (b): transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XIII, 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.
Transportation of fossil fuels
Violation of the oil embargo
UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
United Kingdom · FCDO
Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
European Union · Council
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
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| Sanctions | |||||
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| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | - | |||
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | - | - | ||
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | |||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Sobat Maritime Corp | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| Ji Xiang Shipmanagement Co Ltd | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| North of England P&I Association | P&I Club | - | - | |
| Owner | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Country | Legal form | Status | |
| Sobat Maritime Corp | Seychelles | - | - | |
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Sobat Maritime Corp | - | - | ||