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Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameRAVEN · Raven · VIKRAM[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignTJM5203[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage153019[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian oil to third countries from russian ports in the Baltic Sea. The vessel is certified by the Registro Italiano Navale (IACS). Since December 2023, the tanker has been affiliated with the Moldovan company KSN Shipmanagement, which was registered less than a month after russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. RLRISE Moldova, a community of investigative journalists, programmers and activists from the Republic of Moldova and Romania, and Greenpeace International refer to the tanker as a shadow fleet involved in the export of russian oil. On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of vessel IMO 9205067. 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. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which enter into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagBarbados · Cameroon[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9205067[sources]
MMSI613429702[sources]
Past FlagsBarbados · Bahrain · Cook Islands · Cameroon · Kuwait · 2 more...[sources]
Previous nameEpiskopi · New Navigator · Raven · Zallaq[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
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Descriptions

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)

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

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 Entities2,532

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

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,964

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,286

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR


Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2563 · ua-ws-3937278b8012184a14b460911977e212c3e520ef · NK-DnWrtEvTcNfjzn7HmKg8MD · ua-ws-vessel-547 · eu-oj-1628f00f72a489c7197b7bcfb6d9f69eb4c0bebb · ua-ws-6f55325d26c83bcc190278fa9b7068f701800422 · ua-ws-7f56adc1905143c6e17a1c7850307bbf0d6149c5

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