Daily Maritime Sanctions Brief — 28 August 2026

Important: This summary was automatically generated by AI from a public-domain government source. It is provided for general information and SEO indexing only. It is not legal, compliance, or professional advice and may contain errors, omissions, or out-of-date information. Where IMO numbers appear in the summary, they may be hyperlinked to the corresponding entry in our sanctioned-vessels database for convenience — these links are direct citations, not editorial assertions. Always verify against the official source before making any compliance, commercial, or legal decision. Read our news policy.

Key facts

Source: Strait Up Maritime Daily Brief (UK HM Treasury, Open Government Licence v3.0)
Original publication date: Friday, August 28, 2026
Vessel IMO numbers cited: 25
Original announcement: Strait Up Maritime Daily Brief press page

Mentioned 25 vessel IMOs in this article — screen any vessel against 50+ sanctions lists in seconds.

Screen Free →

As of August 28, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators.

During the last 24 hours, 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints. In the Mediterranean West, four vessels were tracked: the BEHDOKHT (IMO 9405978, Iran flag, Bulk Carrier), the DAYLAM (IMO 9218466, Iran flag, Crude Oil Tanker), the Valour (IMO 9832559, Panama flag, Products Tanker), and the HS Star (IMO 9274446, Liberia flag, Crude Oil Tanker). In Northwest Europe, three vessels were noted: the HEDY (IMO 9212888, Iran flag, Crude Oil Tanker), the Vladimir Latyshev (IMO 9921996, Russia flag, General Cargo), and the Ascalon (IMO 9198226, Russia flag, Roll-on Roll-off). Two vessels were identified in the Korea region: the MYS ZHELANIYA (IMO 9366110, Russia flag, General Cargo) and the Ligovsky Prospect (IMO 9256066, Liberia flag, Crude Oil Tanker). One vessel, the NS Creation (IMO 9312896, Gabon flag, Crude Oil Tanker), was seen in the Red Sea.

Other monitored locations included the port of Poland Swinoujscie with the Nordstraum (IMO 9036284, unknown flag), the port of Russia Murmansk with the Mekhanik Kottsov (IMO 8904410, Russia flag, General Cargo), and the port of Russia Dudinka with the Mekhanik Makarin (IMO 8904379, Russia flag, General Cargo). Additional vessels were recorded at the ports of Russia Copenhagen (Lady R, IMO 9161003, Russia flag), Russia Saint Petersburg (ALEKSANDR SOKOLOV, IMO 9889198, unknown flag), Russia Severodvinsk (POLA GALI, IMO 9851127, unknown flag), Russia Primorsk (ANATOLY KOLODKIN, IMO 9610808, Panama flag), Russia Ust-Luga (GEORGY MASLOV, IMO 9610793, Gabon flag), Russia Kholmsk (Proxima, IMO 9329655, BB flag), and Russia GIGIB (NANDA DEVI, IMO 9274434, Gabon flag). The vessel HEDY was also recorded at the ports of Netherlands Rotterdam and Netherlands Zeebrugge.

Source: live sanctions list data aggregated from the publishing government authorities cited above. Verify every listing against the issuing authority's official notice before relying on it for compliance.

Source: Strait Up Maritime sanctions data (live)
This is an original article generated by Strait Up Maritime from publicly available sanctions list data. Underlying designations are published by: U.S. Treasury OFAC (SDN list, public domain), UK OFSI (consolidated list, Open Government Licence v3.0), European Council (CFSP regulations, EU re-use policy 2011/833/EU), United Nations Security Council (1267/1718/1591 lists, public domain), Australian DFAT (consolidated list, Commonwealth CC-BY 4.0), Global Affairs Canada (SEMA list, Canada OGL), Japan Ministry of Finance, Swiss SECO, and New Zealand DPMC. Verify every listing against the cited authority's official notice before relying on it for compliance.
View live diff data · Report a correction

Screen any vessel against 50+ sanctions lists

Strait Up Maritime is a sanctions-screening platform for shipping. Free tier includes 5 screenings/month.

Screen This Vessel — Free

Stay ahead of maritime sanctions risk

Don't just read the news — track the vessels, owners, and chokepoints behind it. Strait Up Maritime gives compliance teams continuous monitoring and full vessel intelligence:

Watchlist Monitoring

Add any vessel to your watchlist. Get instant alerts if its sanctions status, ownership, or flag changes.

Position Tracking

See where vessels are right now. Track movements across global chokepoints in real time.

Dark Activity Alerts

Get alerted when a vessel goes dark — turns off its AIS transponder, a common sanctions evasion tactic.

STS Transfer Detection

Flagged automatically when vessels conduct ship-to-ship transfers with sanctioned counterparts.

Ownership & Management

Registered owner, ISM manager, P&I club, classification society — the full corporate chain behind any vessel.

Compliance Reports

Weekly personalised compliance snapshot. Exportable PDF screening records for audit defence.

Voyage History

Where vessels have been — ports visited, chokepoints crossed, trade routes mapped.

AI Compliance Assistant

Ask questions about any vessel's risk profile, sanctions exposure, and compliance obligations.

Start Free — Monitor Maritime Risk

Free tier includes 5 screenings/month + fleet map.

Disclaimer. Strait Up Maritime aggregates and summarises sanctions-related news from public-domain government sources (US Treasury OFAC, UK OFSI). Summaries are generated automatically by AI and may contain inaccuracies. We do not warrant the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of any content on this page. Strait Up Maritime is a journalism and information service — it is not a substitute for legal counsel, regulatory advice, or official sanctions verification. Use of this content is governed by our Terms of Use and News Aggregation Policy.