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Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameDORIN · Dorin · Dorin (formerly E Mei Shan) · E MEI SHAN · VOULA[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call SignS9U1[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products mainly from russian ports in the Black Sea, including through STS transfers with tankers of the russian shadow fleet. Transshipment of crude oil/petroleum products of russian origin by STS method at sea allows concealing the ownership and origin of the cargo, legalizing their supply to the EU, the USA and other countries. In turn, the sale of crude oil/petroleum products on the world market allows accumulating significant financial resources in the state budget of the russian federation, which are used, among other things, to build up the military potential of the aggressor state and to provide material support for russia's military operations on the territory of Ukraine. · From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). · In February 2025, in the area near Cyprus, tanker IMO 9290828 carried out an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9422988, which was sanctioned by the United States in March 2025. · In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. · In May 2023, after leaving the russian port of Tuapse, tanker IMO 9290828 made an STS transfer with tanker IMO 9289776, affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, which in 2022-2023 was one of the top players in the shadow tanker fleet involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products under Western sanctions. At the end of April 2023, tanker IMO 9290828 exported russian oil products (more than 30 thousand tons) from the port of Tuapse, the sender of the cargo was the sanctioned russian PJSC Rosneft Oil Company, the recipient was Blackford Corporation Limited. · 3 more...[sources]
FlagGabon · Panama · São Tomé and Príncipe[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage23298[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9290828[sources]
MMSI668116230[sources]
Past FlagsGabon · Marshall Islands · Norway · Panama[sources]
Previous nameByron · E Mei Shan · Scarlet Star · Voula[sources]
Tonnage37252[sources]
TypeOil Products Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkdzen.ru · eur-lex.europa.eu · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.blackseanews.net · 6 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 3s(2), point (b): transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XXV, 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,

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 Sanctions Map1,301

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

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

Black Sea MoU Detention List2,067

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

Global · BSMOU

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,713

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,360

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

Source data IDs: ua-ws-62df3c0f5099383f7b646bd3f252c6a9edf57f5e · gb-fcdo-rus2546 · ch-seco-94864 · eu-oj-5ca07fc462798adc9f26dad4b867ee0c6167a6a6 · ca-sema-089d19bfa7cbb54a3c0de2fb4d04bb263f29c118 · bs-mou-a2a74be0c5cf79552366315ecfb1a626022764d8 · eu-sancmap-7e0dab75dfae92962fa9fdd53cacec1666503f3f · ua-ws-vessel-952

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