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Arabesca

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameARABESCA · Arabesca[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign9LU2124[sources]
DescriptionIn June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. · Oil exports from russia are the most important source of income for the kremlin regime to finance the war against Ukraine. The tax on oil production collected by the russian federation in 2023 amounted to 8.9 trillion rubles, or 31% of total federal revenues. According to CREA data for September 2024, russia's revenues from crude oil exported by sea amounted to 192 million euros per day, 86% of the total volume of russian marine crude oil was transported by shadow tankers, while tankers owned or insured in countries that impose price restrictions accounted for 14% of the total value of russian oil exported in September. · On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of vessel IMO 9288734. · On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. · 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. · 4 more...[sources]
FlagCook Islands · Sierra Leone[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9288734[sources]
MMSI667001321[sources]
Past FlagsCook Islands · Malta · Panama[sources]
Previous nameSeabravery[sources]
Tonnage105042[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · www.blackseanews.net · 7 more...[sources]
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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,

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,

Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transportation of fossil fuels

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,157

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

European Union · Council

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,573

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,052

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,684

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

Switzerland · SECO

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,332

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR


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