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Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameKiwala · P. FOS · PUSHPA · VARUNA[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
DescriptionAccording to the Estonian Navy, on April 11, 2025, in Estonian waters, in order to check the vessel's documents and legal status, the sanctioned tanker IMO 9332810, which was unflagged and sailed from the Indian port of Sikka to the russian port of Ust-Luga, was detained. The master of the tanker is a Chinese citizen, and there were 24 people on board. The investigation on board of the vessel is being conducted by the competent authorities. · During the period of the G7+ oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian crude oil/oil products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/oil products from russian ports to third countries. · On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. · On February 24, March 04, 2025 EU and Switzerland respectively imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil/oil products originating in or exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as specified in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33) (EU sanctions will enter into force on February 25, 2025). · On June 19, 2025, New Zealand imposed sanctions on the vessel. · 3 more...[sources]
FlagGabon · Marshall Islands[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage59164[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9332810[sources]
Past FlagsDjibouti · Gabon · Hong Kong SAR · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Liberia · 2 more...[sources]
Previous nameKiwala · Odysseus · P. Fos · Pacific Apollo · Varuna · 1 more...[sources]
Tonnage115577[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · eur-lex.europa.eu · gisis.imo.org · istories.media · kse.ua · 12 more...[sources]
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Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex 24, 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,

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,351

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,711

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,308

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

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,682

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

Switzerland · SECO

Tokyo MoU Detention List7,967

Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Tokyo MoU region.

Global · Tokyo MoU

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


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