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ARIADNE

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameARIADNE · SAVITRI · Savitri[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign9LU2842 · J2JQ[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage73788[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian oil/oil products to third countries from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, in violation of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil. In particular, in September 2024, the vessel exported russian oil/oil products from the russian port of Tuapse in the Black Sea to the EU countries (to Lesvos, Greece) in violation of the embargo. The vessel is affiliated with ARK SeaKonnect Shipmanagment LLP (Mumbai, India), a company associated with Gatik Ship Management (India), which in 2022-2023 was among the top players in the shadow tanker fleet involved in the export of russian oil. On November 25, 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on a tanker in connection with the transportation of russian oil/oil products from the russian federation to a third country as part of the restrictions on the russian shadow fleet. On February 21, 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of vessel IMO 9289752. 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. According to the database of the International Maritime Organization's Global Integrated Shipping Information System (IMO's GISIS), as of July 30, 2025, the vessel's registered name is SAVITRI, and the flag is listed as "Malawi False".[sources]
FlagDjibouti · Gabon · Sierra Leone[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage42877[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9289752[sources]
MMSI621819057 · 667002039[sources]
Past FlagsDjibouti · Gabon · Guinea-Bissau · Marshall Islands · Singapore[sources]
Previous nameAriadne · Arjuna · Perseverance · River Shiner[sources]
Type19 · Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · 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,

Shipping sanctions: where shipping sanctions apply, a specified ship is prohibited from entering a port in the UK, may be given a movement or a port entry direction, can be detained, and will be refused permission to register on the UK Ship Register or have its existing registration terminated.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List,

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Data sources

EU Sanctions Map1,311

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,853

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

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,428

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,345

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 List6,008

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 List5,164

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

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections638

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: ua-ws-8a066de1a37ddf984a11ccfcec9dcb3a170cedfd · eu-sancmap-9bc1988df53777e5e5f51a6d53158f1c1baab369 · ch-seco-92179 · ua-ws-vessel-585 · gb-fcdo-rus2327 · eu-oj-de2568f2bef281e141632f2f68cbd45ea3d40430 · ua-ws-d5201a028af786c14a2ccbf9c7a1a5bebbe4f2e5 · ua-ws-ee0c39ad79b43f532e8989e57f211b4a1be555b5 · ca-sema-7d58287776aad4a40fa63ed621669a21c88df738 · tokyo-mou-psc-d983c01e3c1b445c1b7deb0a42249ba6acee1da8

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