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ROBERTA

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanction-linked entity

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

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	ROBERTA				[sources]
Build Date	2003				[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage	34801				[sources]
Description	The tanker is affiliated with Babylon Navigation DMCC (UAE, subject to USA sanctions), which is linked to Waleed Khaled Hameed al-Samarra’i, who is subject to USA sanctions. Waleed Khaled Hameed al-Samarra’i is a businessman from the UAE who runs a network of companies that manage ships involved in the transportation and sale of iranian oil. This network of companies operates primarily by secretly mixing iranian oil with іraqi oil, which is then offered for sale exclusively as іraqi oil. It is estimated that al-Samarrai's network generates approximately $300 million in profits annually for both Iran and its partners. Babylon Navigation DMCC handles the logistics and transportation aspects of al-Samarrai's activities. To smuggle іranian oil by mixing іranian and іraqi oil at sea through STS transfers in the Persian Gulf and in іraqi ports, al-Samarrai uses a group of vessels operated by Babylon Navigation DMCC, including the tanker IMO 9237008. On September 2, 2025, the USA imposed sanctions on the tanker.				[sources]
Flag	not available				[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage	22184				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9237008`				[sources]
Past Flags	Denmark · Liberia				[sources]
Previous name	Robert Maersk				[sources]
Type	19				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-19	Last processed	2025-10-19	First seen	2025-10-16

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

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Babylon Navigation DMCC Sanctioned entity	security_manager	2023-12-05	-
Babylon Navigation DMCC

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Panarea Marine S.A. Sanctioned entity	-	2023-12-05	-

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

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