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GELOR

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameARTARA · GELOR · GELOR (formerly ARTARA) · Gelor[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E7205[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage159959[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic Sea to third countries, transportation of russian oil from the russian port of Ust-Luga to the EU countries (Laconikos Gulf, Greece) in violation of the G7 and EU oil embargo. The ship was involved in dark activities near the Netherlands (for 10 days in August 2024), near Greece (for 6 days in August 2024), and near Greece in the area of the so-called STS hub in May 2024. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as a shadow fleet of tankers transporting russian oil around the world and threatening the environment. On October 15, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagCameroon · Panama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage81151[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9185528[sources]
MMSI352004991[sources]
Past FlagsCameroon · Greece · Marshall Islands · Panama[sources]
Previous nameArtara · Crude Dio · Eagle · Gener8 Spyridon · Genmar Spyridon · 3 more...[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua[sources]
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Descriptions

IMO number: 9185528

— 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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,210

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,980

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

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,334

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 Sanctions Map1,345

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,461

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

Switzerland · SECO

Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-469 · eu-oj-77ad5e777ac7413564e2ecb555db3e5ab7e0ccca · eu-sancmap-0dbbc99bbd0d6ffc43b791ae1b6a5d7505eab534 · eu-sancmap-fc11f4d96b823ff6f3d413d0a9f3617e12029360 · ua-ws-65edfeaa47e67a3a00aba03d69645e9d63f58f11 · ch-seco-99930 · gb-fcdo-rus3119

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