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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | AGNI · GLAUCUS · glaucus | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | D6A3421 | [sources] | |||
| Description | According to CREA, from January to August 2024, the number of shadow tankers crossing the Danish Straits in Europe increased by 277% compared to the same period in 2022, with 64% of the 46 million tons of russian marine oil transported through the Danish Straits being transported by shadow tankers. In the same period, the number of shadow tankers in the Straits of Dover and Gibraltar increased by 355% compared to 2022, transporting 67% of the 37 million tons of oil through the straits. The Suez Canal experienced a staggering 649% increase in shadow tanker traffic, with 69% of the 52 million tons of russian crude oil passing through it being transported by these vessels. · Against the backdrop of sanctions, russia is using a scheme of 'juggling' ships between related companies to conceal oil exports outside the price cap and other restrictions, as well as to conceal the real owners of ships, and to ensure unimpeded transportation of fossil fuels by a 'shadow' fleet of obsolete oil tankers, creates new companies for these purposes (in the UAE, Hong Kong, India, Turkey, Mauritius, Seychelles, and other jurisdictions) with non-transparent organizational and ownership structures. In order to implement this scheme, technical/commercial management and ship owners are constantly changing, and vessels are renamed with a change of flag, MMSI, call-sign, including for sanctioned vessels. Shadow fleet vessels operate under 'convenient flags', which allows them to conceal their true origin and avoid control by international organizations and insurance companies. · Almost all vessels involved in the transportation of russian oil by the shadow fleet have been certified by the Indian regulator Indian Register of Shipping (IACS) since 2022. The certification of shadow fleet vessels allows the shipowner/operator to insure the vessels, which, in turn, allows the vessels to enter ports and pass through various specific sea routes (straits, canals, etc.). · During the period of the G7 oil embargo and the price cap policy on russian oil, the tanker is involved in the export of russian oil from ports in the Baltic, Black Sea, and Pacific regions to third countries. · In September 2022 and January 2023, the United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) included the tanker in a public list of vessels suspected of involvement in the transportation of sanctioned Iranian oil. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Comoros | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9337389 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 620999422 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Norway · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Glaucus · Stavanger Blossom | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | home.treasury.gov · kse.ua · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transportation of fossil fuels
Transporting russian oil in violation of other restrictions
Transportation of Iranian oil
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.
United States · ITA
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Lazar Shipping LLC-FZ | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Oceanlink Maritime DMCC | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| OCEANLINK MARITIME DMCC Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| Irtysh Shipping Inc с/о Oceanlink Maritime DMCC | - | - | ||