Statements: VIPER

Canonical ID: NK-DEresvtwaVn77b4cY6GjWi · Entity type: Vessel (reference)

PropertyValueLangSource datasetSource IDFirst seen
Vessel:buildDate2005ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:callSign3E5848ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:createdAt2025-08-12ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:deadweightTonnage45998ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:descriptionDuring the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products, the tanker has been involved in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products from the russian ports of Novorossiysk in the Black Sea, Primorsk, Vysotsk in the Baltic Sea since January 2024. The vessel is engaged in dark activities near russian ports in the Baltic and Black Seas. The tanker is affiliated with the Turkish company Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS, which was the commercial and ISM manager of the vessel from November 2023 to March 2024. Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS is one of the top three ranking Turkish operators, which in 2023 provided transportation of hundreds of millions of barrels of russian crude oil and petroleum products. The fleet of the Turkish top three - Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS and the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic and Active Denizcilik ve Gemi - transported a total of 49 million barrels of russian crude oil/petroleum products in 2023. Since March 2024, the tanker has been managed by the Turkish company Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Tokyo Gemi Isletmeciligi AS has the same legal address as two other Turkish ship managers, Sand Gemi Isletmeciligi AS and Cape Gemi Isletmeciligi AS. Eight tankers of these companies were operated by Beks Tanker Isletmeciligi AS in 2023 and early 2024, and one tanker was operated by the sanctioned Beks Gemi Isletmeciligi ve Tic. On June 17, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the tanker in connection with the carrying crude oil/petroleum products that originated in russia from russia to a third countries. According to GISIS IMO data as of July 16, 2025, the vessel's registered name is VIPER, the flag of Panama. At the same time, the vessel sails under the name VIREL, the flag of Palau. 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.ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:flagpaenggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:flagpaua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:id9c866a6157c31aae01ab9f040b3cbea079ec0229eu_sanctions_mapeu-sancmap-1ea7c410466cc0d252adbbd1533ae65dae573dab
Vessel:id9a6e130b996a553ae3ca3f5b4cbda21f1f234b1dch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:idbad39ca7a95e05a86fae860815b43150444fc090enggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:id5c27c4311310098e959cb9d6706aaca69d40f113ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:id53c9f93b0d5dabf352df3252e0bd8838ddc32e2deu_journal_sanctionseu-oj-6da4e6d0e828dd05316f81fe61c091f7d7dd286a
Vessel:imoNumberIMO9299874eu_sanctions_mapeu-sancmap-1ea7c410466cc0d252adbbd1533ae65dae573dab
Vessel:imoNumberIMO9299874enggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:imoNumberIMO9299874eu_journal_sanctionseu-oj-6da4e6d0e828dd05316f81fe61c091f7d7dd286a
Vessel:imoNumberIMO9299874ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:imoNumberIMO9299874ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:mmsi352003747ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:modifiedAt2025-08-12ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:nameVIPERua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:nameVipereu_sanctions_mapeu-sancmap-1ea7c410466cc0d252adbbd1533ae65dae573dab
Vessel:nameViperch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:nameVipereu_journal_sanctionseu-oj-6da4e6d0e828dd05316f81fe61c091f7d7dd286a
Vessel:nameVIPERenggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:notesTransport 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)ch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:notesShipping 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.enggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:ownergb-fcdo-named-tokyo-gemi-isletmeciligi-asenggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:pastFlagssaua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:pastFlagsmhua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:previousNameBeks Roseua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:previousNameNCC Najdua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:programIdUA-WS-MAREua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:programIdGB-SAMLAenggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:programIdEU-MAREeu_sanctions_mapeu-sancmap-1ea7c410466cc0d252adbbd1533ae65dae573dab
Vessel:programIdSECO-UKRAINEch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:sourceUrl https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32025R1494eu_journal_sanctionseu-oj-6da4e6d0e828dd05316f81fe61c091f7d7dd286a
Vessel:topicspoiua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:topicssanctionch_seco_sanctionsch-seco-94828
Vessel:topicssanctioneu_sanctions_mapeu-sancmap-1ea7c410466cc0d252adbbd1533ae65dae573dab
Vessel:topicsmare.shadowua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:topicssanctionenggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
Vessel:type21ua_war_sanctionsua-ws-vessel-1068
Vessel:typeOil Tankerenggb_fcdo_sanctionsgb-fcdo-rus2738
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