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Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameMAINI · Maini · THALASSA[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E7112 · TRAS3[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage116104 · 99999[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian crude oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian crude oil to third countries from russian ports, including with the AIS system disabled. The international NGO Greenpeace refers to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers that transport russian oil around the world and threaten the environment. The tanker is affiliated with the Indian company Galena Ship Management, which is one of a number of other companies involved in the practice of 'juggling' vessels associated with the Indian Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading operators of the so-called 'shadow fleet', which has become the largest carrier of russian oil under sanctions since the beginning of russia's full-scale war against Ukraine. Tankers operated/managed by India's Gatik Ship Management continue to be used by related companies and call at russian ports. As sanctions are being imposed, russia uses a scheme of "juggling" ships between related companies to conceal oil exports outside the price cap and other restrictions, as well as to hide the real owners of ships, and to ensure unimpeded transportation of fossil fuels by a 'shadow' fleet of obsolete oil tankers, creates new companies for these purposes (in the UAE, Hong Kong, India, Turkey, Mauritius, Seychelles, and other jurisdictions) with non-transparent organizational and ownership structures. In order to implement this scheme, technical/commercial management and ship owners are constantly changing, and vessels are renamed with a change of flag, MMSI, call-sign, including for sanctioned vessels. Shadow fleet vessels operate under "convenient flags", which allows them to conceal their true origin and avoid control by international organizations and insurance companies. The shadow fleet of the russian federation continues to provide multibillion-dollar revenues for the kremlin bypassing sanctions, disguising its activities under the flags of third countries, using complex schemes to conceal owners, and poses significant threats to environmental safety with significant economic costs for coastal countries and/or the international community due to the outdated and inadequate insurance of shadow fleet tankers. 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. 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. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagGabon · Malawi[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage62241[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9319870[sources]
MMSI352004885 · 626271000[sources]
Past FlagsCyprus · Gabon · Portugal[sources]
Previous nameNordbay · Thalassa[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker[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,

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,

Relationships

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,276

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,687

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

Switzerland · SECO

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,044

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 List5,962

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,532

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

European Union · Council

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections553

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2596 · ca-sema-d5dd0228652f595c12ebb58428a02ca23c86f84b · ch-seco-92250 · ua-ws-vessel-421 · eu-oj-ee19cf979382ec63f07f713f3fa3db27d92e4d24 · NK-N6RZmGoW3LMXJKEnsAgkhb · ua-ws-31e9814d4119d018bf266c71a0dba4d06060d660 · tokyo-mou-psc-5c15b1312f6ea64dd3deddd76c32b79ab0eae209

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