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RU YI

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanctioned entity

RU YI is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	ELYTE · RU YI · Ru Yi				[sources]
Country	Russia				[sources]
Build Date	2008				[sources]
Call Sign	`T8A5225`				[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage	105852				[sources]
Description	The tanker is involved in the export of russian oil/oil products to third countries from russian ports, in particular in the Baltic Sea. The tanker is affiliated with the Indian company Gatik Ship Management, one of the leading operators of the so-called 'shadow fleet', which has become the largest carrier of russian oil under sanctions since the beginning of the full-scale war against Ukraine. Tankers operated/managed by India's Gatik Ship Management continue to be used by related companies and call at russian ports. On February 24, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel. In June 2025, Canada imposed sanctions on the vessel. In June 2025, Australia imposed sanctions on the vessel. 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. Since September 12, 2025, New Zealand has imposed sanctions on the vessel.				[sources]
Flag	Panama · Palau				[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage	56362				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9345623`				[sources]
MMSI	`511101744`				[sources]
Past Flags	Gabon · Liberia · Panama				[sources]
Previous name	Apostolos II · Champion Pleasure · Morea · Ru Yi · Tarang				[sources]
Type	19 · Oil Tanker				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-09	Last processed	2025-10-29	First seen	2025-02-24

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, 2025-08-12

Article 3s(2), point (b): transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XXV, 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, 2025-07-21

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, 2025-09-15

Relationships

Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
European Union	Council of the European Union		2025-07-20	-

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Jiu Zhou Shipmanagement Co Ltd Person of interest	security_manager	2025-05-27	-
Baitarani Shipping Ltd

Owner
Name	Country	Legal form	Status
Cang Long Shipping Inc	-	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Baitarani Shipping Ltd Person of interest	-	2025-05-27	-

Data sources

Canadian Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List5,042

Sanctions imposed by Canada on specific countries, organizations, or individuals under the Special Economic Measures Act (SEMA) and JVCFOA

Canada · Global Affairs Canada

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes7,780

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 List5,975

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 Sanctions Map1,337

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

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities2,796

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

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions5,300

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Source data IDs: NK-LX93Vp6Ze3cYFPmeE8i4KJ · ch-seco-95599 · gb-fcdo-rus2491 · ca-sema-8052baa0954e395d10bf3134f296dc51087e8e96 · eu-sancmap-d5de2af78a8e16c2fad43e4be6467bd08826102c · ua-ws-39f7e781c1d5148cae6cb0f40f6f7544f830c09d · ua-ws-vessel-430 · eu-oj-cda8b00725c6f814f4e9437dc2e1a6127fc275cf

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