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TypeVessel[sources]
NameSKY RIDER · Sky Rider[sources]
CountryRussia[sources]
Build Date · · [sources]
Call SignT8A4048[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. · In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. · 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. · On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. · On June 03, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. · 3 more...[sources]
FlagBenin · Palau[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage23235[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9208124[sources]
MMSI511100837[sources]
Past FlagsCyprus · Germany · Liberia · Portugal[sources]
Previous nameArmodius · Baltic Carrier · Baltic Chief · Baltic Chief I · Bella · 1 more...[sources]
Tonnage37418[sources]
TypeChemical/Oil Products Tanker · Chemical/Products Tanker · Oil tanker/Chemical tanker (OILCHEM)[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · peninsulanrg.com · sankt-peterburg.jobfilter.ru · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · 15 more...[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,

Article 4x(2), point (b): transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XIII, 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)

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

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,

Transporting russian crude oil/oil products in violation of other restrictions

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Transportation of fossil fuels

— Ukraine War and Sanctions,

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Data sources

Tokyo MoU Detention List7,816

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

Global · Tokyo MoU

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,035

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 List5,554

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,174

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

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions4,098

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,390

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

Switzerland · SECO

Black Sea MoU Detention List2,026

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

Global · BSMOU

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

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