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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | ALBEDO · VANKOR | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | 8PZU9 | [sources] | |||
| Deadweight Tonnage | 112118 | [sources] | |||
| Description | According to the US-based human rights group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which monitors Iran-related tanker traffic using satellite data, the vessel was involved in the transportation of Iranian oil and has switched to transporting russian crude since June 2023. Since the beginning of russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, more than 100 vessels that previously helped Iran export Iranian export oil are now helping russia transport russia's crude oil/petroleum products. In May 2022, UANI first predicted that russia would turn to a "ghost armada" to ensure oil flows to its Chinese partner. From April 2023 to January 2024, the tanker was affiliated with the Chinese company Runfeng Shipmanagement Co Ltd, the fleet of which, as of April 23, 2025, includes one sanctioned vessel IMO 9174220, involved in the transportation of iranian oil to numerous refineries in China, STS transshipment with a vessel of the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) near Singapore to transport tens of thousands of metric tons of Iranian crude oil. | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Barbados · Cameroon | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 62385 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9213313 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 314001114 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Cameroon · Gabon · Guinea-Bissau · Marshall Islands · Panama · | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Alita I · Olmeca · Oloro · Overseas Fran · Seaways Fran · | [sources] | |||
| Type | 20 · Oil tanker | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
Ships detained by Port State Control (PSC) authorities within the Abuja MoU region.
Global · Abuja MoU
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Beacon Marine Services Co Person of interest | commerce_manager | - | ||
| Company Person of interest | ||||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Albedo Shipping Ltd Person of interest | - | - | ||
| Ukraine | ГУР МО України | Vessels involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions | - | - |
| security_manager |
| - |
| International Register of Shipping | Classification society | - | - |
| SPARTA SHIPMANAGEMENT LTD | Company | - | - |
| Mediterranean Shipping Register (MSR) | Classification society | - | - |