Vessel: buildDate2005 us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: buildDate2005 ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: callSignN/A eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: callSignVRWC5 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: callSignVRWC5 eng us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: deadweightTonnage311620 ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: deadweightTonnage311487 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: deadweightTonnage311487 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: descriptionThe tanker is involved in the transportation of Iranian crude oil and petroleum products. In September 2025, the vessel transported more than 2 million barrels of Iranian crude oil. Many tankers involved in transporting Iranian oil to countries such as China are involved in Venezuelan trade, including tanker IMO 9294240. On June 11, 2022, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, as well as in the military and economic spheres. Since then, bilateral ties have begun to develop. Most cargo is transported by ships belonging to the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in both directions. A significant number of ships flying foreign (non-Iranian) flags are also involved in this trade. On October 9, 2025, the US imposed sanctions on the tanker. ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: flaggm ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: flaggm us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: flaghk ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: grossRegisteredTonnage160533 ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: grossRegisteredTonnage160533 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: grossRegisteredTonnage160533 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: id86bb5aab772b9d855a6d1e2ef7c3aca30b5cb483 us_trade_csl ofac-557012026-01-06 Vessel: id0b3f087b96e8b53f4adc33576e7cc797bb0a18a8 ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-08 Vessel: idf6e29b4e14d5aefa864337dffa086eb3df7dc343 ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: id79f813f976fb68c764f0b245357423af5250c4ba ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-02-05 Vessel: idf10257682a71517d6db26ae4a3f517c96ac3ffa1 us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012026-01-06 Vessel: imoNumberIMO9294240 eng us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: imoNumberIMO9294240 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: imoNumberIMO9294240 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: imoNumberIMO9294240 ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: mmsi477957100 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: mmsi477957100 eng us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: mmsi629009544 eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: nameGALE eng us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: nameSAPPHIRE eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05 Vessel: nameGALE ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: nameGALE eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: nameGALE us_trade_csl ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: notesIran's 'ghost armada' ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: notesThe Maduro-Khamenei Oil Alliance ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: pastFlagsjp ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: pastFlagshk ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: pastFlagslr ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: pastFlagshk us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: pastFlagspa ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: previousNameSapphire ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: previousNameLila Osaka ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: previousNameKatsuragisan ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: previousNameCathay Kirin ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: previousNameTema ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: programIdUS-IRAN eng us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: programIdUA-WS-MARE ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: sourceUrl https://sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov/Details.aspx?id=55701us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: sourceUrl https://war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua/transport/ships/1374ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-02-05 Vessel: topicssanction us_trade_csl ofac-557012025-12-30 Vessel: topicsmare.shadow ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: topicssanction us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: topicspoi ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: typeCrude Oil Tanker ua_war_sanctions ua-ws-vessel-13742026-01-27 Vessel: typeCrude Oil Tanker eng us_ofac_sdn ofac-557012025-10-09 Vessel: typeOil tanker eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-7f701e3907e6cecbc641b87c03c6349fc01a38052026-01-01 Vessel: typeOil tanker eng ext_tokyo_mou_psc tokyo-mou-psc-a0bd3a141371c2ce94edca8a9eaf33be9b3a0b242026-02-05