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LERUO

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameLERUO · Leruo[sources]
Build Date · [sources]
Call Sign9LS2023[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage45951[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products since July 2024 during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and price cap policy, and has been using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling AIS, conducting dark activities in the Gulf of Finland near russian ports, in the area near the Kerch Strait, russian ports in the Black Sea, STS transfers with russian affiliations near European countries, supply chain (via STS transfers) of russian crude oil/petroleum products to European countries bypassing Western sanctions). The tanker IMO 9385831 is involved in an established chain of supply of russian crude oil/petroleum products to third countries by making STS transfers in the area near European countries, in particular, with the sanctioned tanker IMO 9247443, which has been in the area near Greece since July 2024, Cyprus has been acting as a transshipment STS hub for russian crude oil/petroleum products, which are transported by tankers mainly from the russian ports of Tuapse, Novorossiysk, Taman oil/petroleum products transshipment complex for transshipment near European countries. In November 2024, the tanker IMO 9385831 loaded wet cargo via STS transfer with the sanctioned tanker IMO 9247443 and subsequently unloaded the cargo in the port of Tripoli (Lebanon). On October 18, 2024, the tanker IMO 9385831, having left the russian port of Novorossiysk loaded, made an STS transfer to the tanker IMO 9492842 in the area of the port of Said (Egypt), after which the tanker IMO 9492842 called at the port of Said on October 20, but the draft of the vessel changed on October 26, 2024, when the tanker was in the Greek port of Agioi Theodoroi. The current owner and commercial manager of the tanker since July 2024 (since that time the tanker began calling at the russian ports of Vysotsk, Novorossiysk, Tuapse) is Key Marvel Ltd, registered in the Seychelles at Suite 10, 3rd Floor, La Ciotat, Mont Fleuri, Mahe Island Seychelles, which is widely used for registration of shipping companies, involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products, the technical management of which is provided by a number of companies from Azerbaijan, in particular Navigenix Shipmanagement LLC, which is the ISM manager of tanker IMO 9385831, and as of June 18, 2025, another tanker IMO 9459242 (under sanctions since June 2025) involved in the transportation of russian crude oil/petroleum products. 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). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel. On October 15, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagSierra Leone[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage28090[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9385831[sources]
MMSI667002320[sources]
Past FlagsBahamas · Marshall Islands[sources]
Previous nameAlcyone T · Pacific Vega[sources]
Type19 · 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: 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

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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,404

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List5,982

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,806

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

European Union · Council

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

External databases

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

Abuja MoU Port State Control Inspections72

Vessels inspected by member authorities under the Abuja MoU.

External dataset · Global · Abuja MoU

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus3144 · eu-sancmap-0a7092eec442ad10b9878bdca97fd3bb3028f34b · ua-ws-vessel-1060 · abuja-mou-psc-582ea4e471b5b88abd28b15ea30d7b8dcb653e33 · eu-oj-84fd02c75373a2b07b5189f3edc7844312dbbdb2 · ch-seco-95360 · ua-ws-eaf82a8a54c2376c1082194182ff6cac8b8a6685

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