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Fjord Seal

Person of interest · Sanctioned entity

Fjord Seal is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	FJORD SEAL · Fjord Seal				[sources]
Build Date	2011				[sources]
Call Sign	`3E3737`				[sources]
Description	During the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo and the price-cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from russian ports in the Baltic, Black seas, and the Pacific region, mainly to China and India. · On December 16, 2024, the EU imposed sanctions on the tanker (effective from December 17, 2024) due to the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organization General Assembly Resolution A.1192(33). · On December 23, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in connection with the transportation of crude oil or petroleum products originating in or exported from russia, using irregular and risky shipping practices, as set out in the resolution of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization A.1192(33). · On January 10, 2025, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. · The tanker is managed by Prominent Shipmanagement LTD, established in 2022 in Hong Kong. Prominent is headed by Arjun Deshmukh, who worked for FESCO Wallem Shipmanagement, a joint venture between a russian company and Hong Kong's oldest ship manager. Prominent Shipmanagement LTD took over all tankers operated by K&O Shipmanagement FZE, a Dubai-based company affiliated with the sanctioned russian company Sovcomflot, and the vessels were included in the Indian Register of Shipping (the classification society with the largest market share of the so-called shadow fleet).				[sources]
Flag	Panama				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9513139`				[sources]
MMSI	`352001925`				[sources]
Past Flags	Marshall Islands · Malta				[sources]
Previous name	Feyha N · Hero · Suez George				[sources]
Type	Crude Oil Tanker				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · home.treasury.gov · kse.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · 6 more...				[sources]
Last change	2025-01-17	Last processed	2025-01-21	First seen	2024-12-12

Descriptions

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)

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-12-24

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)

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2024-12-16

Transportation of fossil fuels

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-12-12

Transporting russian oil in violation of other restrictions

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-12-12

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Prominent Shipmanagement Limited Sanctioned entity	Ship Safety Management Manager	2023-08-02	-
Prominent Shipmanagement Limited Sanctioned entity	Commercial ship manager	2023-08-02	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
East Victory LTD	-	2022-09-14	-
Prominent Shipmanagement Limited Sanctioned entity	-	-	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
EU	-	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	2024-12-17	-
ГУР МО України	Marine and Aircraft Vessels, Airports and Ports involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 14a, 15, 15a, 15b, 25 and 33	2024-12-24	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List34,303

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,830

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,138

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

EU Sanctions Map806

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,704

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

Ukraine War and Sanctions1,980

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Source data IDs: eu-oj-f6d3d372a03311e83dd8e39ff3bd0c28c84bdb18 · ua-ws-1dad3b716193a805a5ec92e4ab4071cf1cdb3ad6 · ch-seco-87277 · ofac-51580 · eu-sancmap-51835305f9dc2c3688f2a61c0ea596dc4c42d133

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