The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products from russian ports in the Black Sea during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. These operations have involved deceptive, high-risk practices, including disabling the Automatic Identification System (AIS), conducting dark activities in the Kerch Strait area, performing ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with vessels of russian affiliation in the Kerch Strait (including the tanker IMO 9289001), and engaging in STS operations with vessels of the russian shadow fleet near European countries (including the tankers IMO 9296406 and IMO 9258167). The international NGO Greenpeace classifies the tanker as part of the shadow fleet transporting russian oil worldwide and posing a threat to the environment. On May 20, 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions on the tanker, effective May 21, 2025, for transporting crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia using irregular, high-risk shipping practices as defined in International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 3, 2025, sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into effect. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom also imposed sanctions on the vessel.
The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil and petroleum products from russian ports in the Black Sea during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. These operations have involved deceptive, high-risk practices, including disabling the Automatic Identification System (AIS), conducting dark activities in the Kerch Strait area, performing ship-to-ship (STS) transfers with vessels of russian affiliation in the Kerch Strait (including the tanker IMO 9289001), and engaging in STS operations with vessels of the russian shadow fleet near European countries (including the tankers IMO 9296406 and IMO 9258167). The international NGO Greenpeace classifies the tanker as part of the shadow fleet transporting russian oil worldwide and posing a threat to the environment. On May 20, 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions on the tanker, effective May 21, 2025, for transporting crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia using irregular, high-risk shipping practices as defined in International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 3, 2025, sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into effect. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom also imposed sanctions on the vessel.
Transport 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)
Article 4x(2), point (b):
transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XIII, 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)
Shipping 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.