The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, mainly from russian ports in the Pacific region to China, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. On May 20, 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions, which entered into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 3, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
The icebreaking vessel for production platforms is designed to operate under the Sakhalin-2 project (a project to develop the Piltun-Astokhskoye oil and Lunskoye gas fields offshore Sakhalin Island in Okhotsk Sea). The vessel's tasks are to ensure the safety of personnel of offshore oil and gas production platforms in the Okhotsk Sea, respond to emergency spills at sea, accommodate additional personnel working on offshore oil and gas production platforms, etc. The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, which provides services and support for offshore hydrocarbon production and transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. The major charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which the sanctioned russian PJSC Sovcomflot has an interest.
The tanker has been implicated in the export of russian crude oil/petroleum products, mainly from russian ports in the Pacific region to China, during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian crude oil/petroleum products. On May 20, 2025, the European Union imposed sanctions, which entered into force on May 21, 2025, on the tanker for the transportation of crude oil/petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as specified in International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). On June 3, 2025, the sanctions imposed by Switzerland on the vessel came into force. On July 21, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel.
The icebreaking vessel for production platforms is designed to operate under the Sakhalin-2 project (a project to develop the Piltun-Astokhskoye oil and Lunskoye gas fields offshore Sakhalin Island in Okhotsk Sea). The vessel's tasks are to ensure the safety of personnel of offshore oil and gas production platforms in the Okhotsk Sea, respond to emergency spills at sea, accommodate additional personnel working on offshore oil and gas production platforms, etc. The vessel is affiliated with the sanctioned PJSC Sovcomflot, the largest state-owned shipping company in russia, which provides services and support for offshore hydrocarbon production and transportation of russian crude oil, petroleum products, and liquefied natural gas. The major charterers of PJSC Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. PJSC Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG and others. On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel as a property in which the sanctioned russian PJSC Sovcomflot has an interest.
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.
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).