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AKADEMIK LAZAREV

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanction-linked entity

AKADEMIK LAZAREV is an entity of interest. It has not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	AKADEMIK LAZAREV				[sources]
Build Date	1987				[sources]
Call Sign	`UAJS`				[sources]
Description	In February 2024, the United States imposed sanctions on a vessel ultimately managed by JSC Rosgeo and used for geophysical surveys and offshore exploration drilling in russia, as well as in international projects on behalf of the russian government. · The vessel belongs to the seismic survey fleet of the designated russian entity JSC Sevmorneftegeofizika (АО "Севморнефтегеофизика"), the largest offshore geophysical company in russia specialising in 2D/3D offshore seismic surveys, digital processing, and integrated interpretation of geological, geophysical, and seismic data. It is part of the designated state-owned multidisciplinary geological holding JSC Rosgeo (АО "Росгеология"). In russia, JSC Rosgeo and its subsidiaries provide a range of geophysical services for the prospecting and exploration of oil and gas fields and are controlled by the russian government.				[sources]
Flag	Russia				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO8408985`				[sources]
MMSI	`273450600`				[sources]
Type	Research Vessel				[sources]
Source link	smng.com · smng.com · checko.ru · ofac.treasury.gov · rusgeology.ru · 5 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-08-25	Last processed	2025-08-25	First seen	2025-08-22

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Involvement in energy projects

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2025-08-22

Other

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2025-08-22

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Ukraine War and Sanctions4,315

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

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Sanctions
Country	Authority	Program	Start date	End date
Ukraine	ГУР МО України		-	-

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Sevmorneftegeofizika JSC Sanctioned entity	Ship Safety Management Manager	2001-03-08	-
Sevmorneftegeofizika JSC Sanctioned entity	Commercial ship manager	1994	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Sevmorneftegeofizika JSC Sanctioned entity	-	1994	-