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BUDDHA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameBUDDHA · Buddha · FINA A · Fina A[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage109637[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products. Thus, in August 2025, the tanker transported nearly 100,000 tons of russian crude oil from the Sheskharis terminal in the port of Novorossiysk to the port of Dakar (Senegal). The shipper of the cargo was the sanctioned company PJSC " Oil Company Rosneft". 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. In November 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagAntigua and Barbuda[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage62002[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9283306[sources]
Past FlagsAntigua and Barbuda · Greece · Liberia · Malta · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameBuddha · Maersk Pristine · Venice · Venice A[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products 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)

— 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,

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Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,982

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,805

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

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,404

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,773

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Sanctions Map1,319

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,166

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Source data IDs: ua-ws-f1e62a56bbd16a88c7afc9e519f470744faecfba · gb-fcdo-rus2817 · ca-sema-45d4063102aaa60f4c10367a24e90bbfc113bf4a · ua-ws-vessel-1004 · eu-oj-4544e5d34fc2755719e9b0c24a5c874b3f4812ef · eu-sancmap-249540c5a200682f4f94e0cffdbda014e9201d83 · ch-seco-92325

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