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As of July 25, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators.
During the last 24 hours, 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various maritime chokepoints. In the Mediterranean West, three vessels were recorded: the fishing vessel Zeus (IMO 8799619, mt flag), the crude oil tanker NS COLUMBUS (IMO 9312884, ga flag), and the crude oil tanker NS Bravo (IMO 9412359, ga flag). The Suez chokepoint saw two vessels: the roll-on roll-off Lady R (IMO 9161003, ru flag) and the crude oil tanker NS ANTARCTIC (IMO 9413559, ga flag). One vessel, the crude oil tanker SAKHALIN ISLAND (IMO 9249128, pa flag), was noted at the Malacca chokepoint.
Other notable vessel movements at specific ports included the crude oil tanker FIONA (IMO 9365752, pa flag) at ports IDBUW, IDITN, MYSUP, and SGSIN. The roll-on roll-off Lady R (IMO 9161003, ru flag) was also present at port EGSUZ. Additional vessels identified at ports include the Nordstraum (IMO 9036284, unknown flag), the general cargo Valentin Emirov (IMO 8866591, ru flag), and the crude oil tankers VLADIMIR MONOMAKH (IMO 9842176, ru flag) and Krymsk (IMO 9270529, ga flag) at port RUNJK.
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