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EAST 1

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameEAST 1 · LONGEVITY 7[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignT8A5269 · VRTJ8[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage44999 · 46362 · 56199[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 from russian ports, including through STS transfers with vessels with russian affiliation, in particular in the Kerch Strait area, using deceptive, high-risk practices (conducting dark activities in the Kerch Strait area, russian ports in the Black Sea). The vessel calls at the ports of the TOT of Crimea of Ukraine (Komysh-Burun, Kerch), in particular in December 2024, March 2025. In March 2025, December 2024, multiple STS transfers took place in the area of Temryuk Bay in the Sea of Azov, the Kerch Strait with the tanker IMO 9224441, affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia for servicing and supporting offshore hydrocarbon production, transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied gas. The main charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. According to the United Against Nuclear Iran, the tanker was involved in the transportation of Iranian oil and after the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine switched to the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products. 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. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since September 18, 2025, Australia has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagHong Kong SAR · Palau[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage30128[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9240885[sources]
MMSI477594700 · 511101781[sources]
Past FlagsDenmark · Hong Kong SAR · Marshall Islands · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameCaida Star · East 1 · Torm Gertrud[sources]
Type21 · Chemical/Products Tanker | Transporteur de produits chimiques · Oil Tanker · Oil tanker · Oil tanker/Chemical tanker (OILCHEM)[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Previous names includes EAST 1

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

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 Entities2,805

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

European Union · Council

Black Sea MoU Detention List2,113

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

Global · BSMOU

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,982

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

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,166

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

EU Sanctions Map1,319

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 Sanctions5,404

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,698

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

Australia · DFAT

External databases

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

Abuja MoU Port State Control Inspections72

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Abuja MoU.

External dataset · Global · Abuja MoU

Source data IDs: ua-ws-7014007d4d153e18ba1a800648946dc76015de80 · gb-fcdo-rus2547 · eu-oj-0539a5fb9d546e3c61de633f79187acaf050f8e2 · NK-AzBdRsHtTjbrtPQnMRQQED · eu-sancmap-dbd1af0740fbbfaa751a0bd85d6bde8b03d5d845 · au-dfat-8367-longevity-7 · bs-mou-17e31be0bf5ad910de5f3992ff2443f492d40ecb · ca-sema-3b4d201113ebb51f6937d63dc5f8666d7aa638cf · ua-ws-vessel-861 · abuja-mou-psc-61341e0f9ae669b7739bfa56cdba5a3e3b29f250 · NK-QQCWd3aZPSYiXigHDTjQ55

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