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BALTIC STAR

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TypeVessel[sources]
NameBALTIC STAR[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign5LOT9[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage37048[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports to third countries since August 2024 during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil/petroleum products, including with the disabling of AIS near russian ports in the Black Sea. In March 2025, the tanker called at the Sheskaris terminal (Novorossiysk port), which is a transshipment complex, the end point of the main pipelines of Chernomortransneft JSC (TIN 2315072242, under USA sanctions), a subsidiary of the sanctioned russian Transneft PJSC (TIN 7706061801). The tanker is affiliated with the technical manager of Cougar Nautic Inc (Panama), whose fleet, in addition to the tanker IMO 9327396, includes seven oil tankers flying the Liberian flag, including the tanker IMO 9297369, involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from russian ports to third countries, and engaged in dark activities in the area of the russian port of Ust-Luga, the master of which is sanctioned by Ukraine. On April 11, 2025, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the tanker IMO 9327396.[sources]
FlagLiberia[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9327396[sources]
MMSI636023657[sources]
Past FlagsCyprus · Malta[sources]
Previous nameBaltic Freedom[sources]
Type21[sources]
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Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

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