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VIRAT

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameVALOUR · VIRAT · Valour · Virat[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3E6071[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage115643[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas, mainly to India, Turkey, and other third countries, and uses the practice of disabling AIS in the Black Sea near Kherson region, TOT Crimea of Ukraine. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. From July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on a tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originate in russia or are exported from russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). According to the database of the Global Integrated Shipping Information System of the International Maritime Organization (IMO's GISIS), as of July 21, 2025, the vessel's registered name is VIRAT, flag of Barbados. At the same time, the vessel sails under the flag of the Comoros. On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel. In August 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the tanker's master. Since September 12, 2025, the United Kingdom has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagPanama[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage62330[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9832559[sources]
MMSI352003207[sources]
Past FlagsBarbados · Comoros · Liberia · Panama[sources]
Previous nameCrudesun · Valour[sources]
Type20 · Oil Tanker | Navire-citerne pour produits pétroliers · Products Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov[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: 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 Entities2,794

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

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List35,308

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,774

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

Switzerland · SECO

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)23,255

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

EU Sanctions Map1,320

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


Source data IDs: eu-oj-f1349caa58645809aa179dfade5dff4fdeeb9900 · ch-seco-95639 · ua-ws-db74d15e9fd566f103ed102e21849206bc7e5315 · ua-ws-vessel-519 · ofac-51597 · ca-sema-1b8c31190e150d9efcd3c1124b0f2eec30bdd4e7 · eu-sancmap-77f9f5ae5440f2bb68eb89c2a8ed62e09aa75ffb · gb-fcdo-rus2978 · NK-DavVXpKStyBzSMCLAMTEz3

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