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Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameARLAN · Arlan[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign9LS2017[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage164262[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the transportation of russian, Iranian, and Venezuelan crude oil and petroleum products. In particular, the vessel exported russian crude oil from the russian port of Ust-Luga in the Baltic Sea in September 2024 and delivered it to a transshipment area to the south of Laconikos Bay, west of the island of Kythira. Since russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 100 vessels that previously helped Iran export oil are now helping russia transport russian crude oil and petroleum products. Many tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil to countries such as China are also involved in Venezuelan trade, including tanker IMO 9227443. On June 11, 2022, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro and former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, as well as in the military and economic spheres. Since then, bilateral ties have begun to develop. Most cargo is transported by ships belonging to the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in both directions. A significant number of ships flying under foreign (non-Iranian) flags are also involved in this trade. According to an internal analysis prepared by the Scottish Coast Guard's satellite services, the tanker was involved in a spill of russian crude oil approximately 100 km off the Scottish coastline. At the time, the vessel was carrying 1 million barrels of sanctioned oil from russia on its way to a refinery in India. The vessel calls at ports in the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine, including the port of Feodosia in November 2025. On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the vessel IMO 9227443. On May 9, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker. Since May 21 and June 3, 2025, the EU and Switzerland, respectively, have imposed sanctions on the vessel for transporting crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular shipping practices with a high degree of risk, as specified in Resolution A.1192(33) of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since September 18, 2025, Australia has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagSierra Leone[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage84598[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9227443[sources]
MMSI667002314[sources]
Past FlagsGabon · Malta · Vietnam[sources]
Previous nameInnova · Searacer[sources]
Tonnage84598[sources]
TypeCrude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers[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: 9227443

— 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,

The Maduro-Khamenei Oil Alliance

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Iran's 'ghost armada'

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,825

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,981

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

European Union · Council

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,154

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/Embargoes8,463

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

Switzerland · SECO

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,826

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

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

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,320

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: ua-ws-d3f1238c80cf0b8efa576883a673887ae2e9df99 · ua-ws-4a270451cfac4e95c02b0b4a187b215577110647 · gb-fcdo-rus2583 · ch-seco-91498 · NK-9YaG5BpPdrPkUNSkEoLa4e · eu-oj-16732cb680ee44dfd7f7ac3dc13513e50655a611 · ua-ws-vessel-551 · eu-sancmap-d20dd1322ccbe654f595dc61f7f8a8559aebb5c0 · ca-sema-d3d8b37eb547163fdf0cb827003f574ffdc46c9e · au-dfat-8295-arlan

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