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VALIANT

Shadow fleet · Person of interest · Sanction-linked entity

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

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	VALIANT				[sources]
Build Date	2009				[sources]
Call Sign	`VRXH3`				[sources]
Deadweight Tonnage	317441				[sources]
Description	The tanker is affiliated with Aries Global Investment LTD (Hong Kong), which was sanctioned by the US on December 31, 2025, for its activities in Venezuela's oil sector. On December 31, 2025, the US imposed sanctions on the vessel for transporting Venezuelan oil and assisting the Maduro regime in circumventing sanctions.				[sources]
Flag	Hong Kong SAR				[sources]
Gross Registered Tonnage	160135				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9409247`				[sources]
MMSI	`477206500`				[sources]
Past Flags	Liberia · Marshall Islands				[sources]
Previous name	Athenian Victory · Eurovictory				[sources]
Type	Crude Oil Tanker				[sources]
Last change	2026-01-27	Last processed	2026-01-27	First seen	2026-01-27

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

Linked from
Subject	Role	Start date	End date
Aries Global Investment Ltd Sanctioned entity	commerce_manager	2025-11-20	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Aries Global Investment Ltd Sanctioned entity	-	2025-11-20	-

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

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