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EASTERN GLORY

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameEASTERN GLORY · Eastern Glory · NIGHT GLORY · Night Glory[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call SignJ2GK[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage109647[sources]
DescriptionDuring the G7 and EU oil embargo and price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil to third countries from russian ports, including with the AIS system turned off. The vessel is certified by the Indian regulator Indian Register of Shipping (IACS). The tanker is affiliated with the Indian company 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 the 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. On February 24, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. On May 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions, which will 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. In June 2025, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since October 30, 2025, New Zealand has imposed sanctions on the tanker.[sources]
FlagDjibouti · Gabon[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage61724[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9319674[sources]
MMSI621819080[sources]
Past FlagsGabon · Saint Kitts and Nevis · Marshall Islands[sources]
Previous nameBuena Vista · Eastern Glory · Maersk Penguin[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Oil tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Previous names include EASTERN GLORY

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List,

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,

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 Entities2,793

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

European Union · Council

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

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,773

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 List4,602

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 Map1,319

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 Sanctions5,381

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,975

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

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections615

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2480 · NK-M2W26qhvruEo2fmKycBo5T · ch-seco-91755 · au-dfat-8267-night-glory · ua-ws-f791fdc02e6f820734ff7893caab69c442205e6d · eu-sancmap-a9a2d7087ba2110c560462d8e9a7ea427b67dfd0 · tokyo-mou-psc-d7d9d77c2163347b2626f414ca383dae9b75dc61 · au-dfat-8268-night-glory · ua-ws-7ffa3db3fc187fac810601648ddf0645f41f1ab3 · eu-oj-3b4fb45d4ceb822f0f404a7d12ea765e547ed466 · ca-sema-c7dcda0eee703a2686158ecb254afff4c40bd69e · ua-ws-vessel-459

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