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TORONTO

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity
TypeVessel[sources]
NameBRONCO · Bronco · TORONTO[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage39999[sources]
DescriptionThe tanker, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products using deceptive, high-risk practices (disabling the Automatic Identification System (AIS), conducting dark activity near russian ports in the Black Sea, and carrying out ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with russian-affiliated vessels near European countries). In April 2025, near Romania, the tanker (IMO 8808525) conducted an STS transfer with the tanker (IMO 9236975), which had arrived from the russian port of Novorossiysk to perform the transfer. In March 2025, near Cyprus, the tanker (IMO 8808525) conducted an STS transfer with the tanker (IMO 9424651) – designated by the EU and Switzerland since May 2025 – which had arrived in the area near Cyprus from the russian port of Tuapse, where it had conducted a series of STS transfers. On May 20, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker. Since October 24, 2025, the EU has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Switzerland has imposed sanctions on the vessel. Since December 13, 2025, Ukraine has imposed sanctions on the vessel.[sources]
FlagLiberia[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage22950[sources]
IMO NumberIMO8808525[sources]
Past FlagsLiberia · Malta · Palau · Togo · Türkiye[sources]
Previous nameBarracudas · Galloper · H. Ismail Kaptanoglu · Hik · Toronto[sources]
TypeOil Products Tanker · Oil Tanker[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu[sources]
Last changeLast processedFirst seen

Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products or mineral products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia and practice 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

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,755

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,564

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

Switzerland · SECO

UK FCDO Sanctions List6,321

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 Entities2,910

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

European Union · Council

EU Sanctions Map1,345

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

Source data IDs: ua-ws-vessel-1029 · ua-ws-68b5429b14df7780eb790369737b4b339a9d332b · gb-fcdo-rus2713 · eu-sancmap-7e9aaf7846b6266468ca1b4b8885e71e29cc8ddc · eu-oj-00bde31c35fa63e055d8c460bfb62f028e133103 · ch-seco-99287 · NK-9jTwTAqoDqLY7LXevYqUkz

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