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Constellation is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	CONSTELLATION · Constellation · NS COMMANDER				[sources]
Build Date	2006				[sources]
Call Sign	`8P2392`				[sources]
Description	In July 2024, UK imposed sanctions on a vessel in connection with the transportation of russian oil and/or oil products from russia to third countries. · It is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil. · 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). · The main charterers of Sovcomflot's vessels are russia's largest oil and gas companies and traders. Sovcomflot is involved in servicing major oil and gas projects in russia: "Sakhalin-1, Sakhalin-2, Varandey, Prirazlomnoye, Novy Port, Yamal LNG, and others. Prior to russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the company's fleet consisted of about 145 vessels. After the sanctions were imposed, Sovcomflot transferred dozens of vessels to the ownership of companies it had set up, including in foreign jurisdictions, in order to circumvent them, and began the practice of constantly "juggling" (transferring) vessels to affiliated companies. According to expert estimates, the tankers transferred by Sovcomflot to related companies are part of the so-called "shadow tanker fleet" of the russian federation to continue selling russian oil, oil products, and liquefied natural gas under western sanctions. · 3 more...				[sources]
Flag	Barbados · Gabon				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9306794`				[sources]
MMSI	`314920000`				[sources]
Past Flags	Gabon · Liberia				[sources]
Previous name	NS Commander				[sources]
Type	Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker				[sources]
Source link	cont.ws · eadaily.com · eur-lex.europa.eu · myshiptracking.com · search-uk-sanctions-list.service.gov.uk · 9 more...				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-26	Last processed	2024-12-26	First seen	2024-07-31

Descriptions

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

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.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-07-31

Transporting russian oil in violation of other restrictions

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-12-26

Transportation of fossil fuels

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-12-10

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Avebury Shipmanagment LLC-FZ	Commercial ship manager	2024-08-30	-
Avebury Shipmanagment LLC-FZ	Ship Safety Management Manager	2024-09-07	-

Owner
Name	Country	Legal form	Status
STREAM SHIP MANAGEMENT FZCO · Stream Ship Management FZCO	-	-	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Iris Navigation Inc с/о Avebury Shipmanagment LLC-FZ	-	2024-08-30	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
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	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2024-07-31	-

Data sources

Ukraine War and Sanctions1,849

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,076

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

European Union · Council

Source data IDs: ua-ws-6dbd517feb224b536506daa47c7993c56b1e8b72 · eu-oj-49d6586e3511441d3341ad59514cb08cee8b807b · ua-ws-d2e4a71197dc580400a3565f70c18124b253a963 · gb-fcdo-rus2191

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