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SKY RIDER

Maritime detention · Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Regulator warning · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameSKY RIDER · Sky Rider[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call SignN/A · T8A4048 · TJMS8 · TYAC9[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage37418[sources]
DescriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products since December 2022 from russian ports, calls at the russian ports of Primorsk, Novorossiysk, St. Petersburg, Tuapse, and actively engages in shadow activities, in particular near russian ports in the Black Sea, near the southern coast of the TOT of Crimea, in the Kerch Strait area in the Sea of Azov. The tanker was involved in multiple STS transmissions in the area of Greece and Cyprus with the tanker IMO 924744 without proper Western insurance, in particular in March 2025 (the tanker arrived in the area of Cyprus from the area of the russian port of Tuapse, where it had been conducting dark activities for a long time), in January 2025 (the tanker IMO 9208124 arrived in the area of Greece from the area near the russian port of Tuapse, where it had been conducting dark activities for a long time), etc. In March 2025, an STS transfer took place near the port of Said (Egypt) with the tanker IMO 9105114, which until September 2022 operated under the russian flag, owned and operated by the russian company Rusprimeexport LLC. Currently, the vessel IMO 9105114 is sailing under the flag of Cameroon, owned and operated by Fineas Marine Inc, registered in the Marshall Islands at an address that is widely used to register companies affiliated with the shadow fleet and involved in the sanctioned wet cargo trade. At the same time, the tanker IMO 9105114 has been systematically and actively engaged in long-lasting dark activities, in particular in the area of Libya, and was tracked by the International NGO Greenpeace in the port of Benghazi (Libya) when the ship's AIS signal was not tracked. Recently, there has been an increase in the flow of commodities to Libya, including those of russian origin, which are transported, among other things, via STS transmissions, probably for further redirection to other destinations. The tanker is affiliated with Peninsula Energy FZE (UAE), incorporated in January 2015, which manages the tanker. According to available information, the activities of Peninsula Energy FZE are actually managed from St. Petersburg (Russia), including the recruitment of personnel. Peninsula Energy FZE also cooperates with the sanctioned company PJSC Gazprom Neft in terms of purchasing oil products. 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. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagBenin · Cameroon · Palau[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage23235[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9208124[sources]
MMSI511100837 · 610000028 · 613712400[sources]
Past FlagsCyprus · Germany · Liberia · Portugal[sources]
Previous nameArmodius · Baltic Carrier · Baltic Chief · Baltic Chief I · Bella · 1 more...[sources]
Type21 · Chemical/Products Tanker · Oil tanker/Chemical tanker (OILCHEM)[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: 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 Entities2,530

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

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,853

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Black Sea MoU Detention List2,073

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

Global · BSMOU

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,049

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 List5,838

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Sanctions Map1,291

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

Tokyo MoU Detention List8,016

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

Global · Tokyo MoU

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,678

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

Switzerland · SECO

External databases

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

Tokyo MoU Port State Control Inspections550

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Tokyo MoU.

External dataset · Global · Tokyo MoU

Source data IDs: NK-QQ6MmvR6jW2fjY89KYuFCa · ua-ws-5ea9c83f5fab48fcf61da39352d93c686f5054a9 · tokyo-mou-psc-ecef006b387bc7ff8ec9b11ce83284682016e761 · gb-fcdo-rus2879 · ua-ws-vessel-859 · ca-sema-732835ab65e47019c6c1669087bffce87c5af896 · bs-mou-a2f961f18c7593e1da20683eb5eb0d407b4b8727 · ch-seco-94191 · tok-mou-det-7869db625c96bd10783441b653d21d89513050ca · eu-oj-4eaaba892aab53ebfe0c628fbd726ecd442f9b95 · eu-sancmap-d0a89d30f8d4612445212e09268e7b7081cad13a

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