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VF TANKER-3

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameVELES · VF TANKER-3 · VF Tanker-3[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignUBFI4[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage7004[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, bunkering of sanctioned russian vessels in the Kerch Strait area, owned and managed by the sanctioned russian shipping company OJSC Northern Shipping Company, affiliated with the russian Ministry of defense, and which provides services under state defense contracts for the transportation of goods in the interests of the Ministry of Defense of the russian federation (the vessels of the Northern Shipping Company are involved in the military logistics sector of the russian federation, transporting tanks and other military equipment for the armed forces of the russian federation). The tanker calls at ports in the TOT Crimea of Ukraine, the russian terminal Sheskharis, which is a transshipment complex and the end point of the main pipelines of JSC Chernomortransneft (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions) — a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian company Transneft (TIN 7706061801). 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 August 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker's master. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagRussia[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage5075[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9640516[sources]
MMSI273353450[sources]
Previous nameVf Tanker-3[sources]
Type19[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[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,

IMO number: 9640516

— 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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,910

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

European Union · Council

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,656

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,452

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 List6,321

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

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2897 · ua-ws-708aba767679d94d82d930ab087de58327729bc5 · ua-ws-vessel-998 · eu-oj-24ffddca2818bc707e8c8e3ae29b1396cdb6141e · ch-seco-92154 · eu-sancmap-ad4d5e469a6f7a8b3c2e2b0698d69a8284f4a50b

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