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As of September 8, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. 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 chokepoints. In the Mediterranean West, three vessels were recorded: the Marie De Lourdes I (IMO 8688183, mt flag), the Lady R (IMO 9161003, ru flag), and the Elegance (IMO 9383950, pa flag). The Malacca Strait saw one vessel, the FIONA (IMO 9365752, pa flag). Two vessels were noted in Northwest Europe: the Vladimir Latyshev (IMO 9921996, ru flag) and the Valour (IMO 9832559, pa flag). One vessel, the Trust (IMO 9382798, bb flag), was identified in the Red Sea.
Additional sanctioned vessels were tracked at various ports. These include the NASHA (IMO 9079107, ir flag) at port_BRSPB, the ENISEY (IMO 9079169, ru flag) at port_TRISK, and the NS Bravo (IMO 9412359, ga flag) and HS Everett (IMO 9410870, lr flag) at the Suez chokepoint. Other vessels identified at specific ports include the POLA AGATA (IMO 9903841, unknown flag), the POLA MARIA (IMO 9897705, unknown flag), the NS Creation (IMO 9312896, ga flag), the Proxima (IMO 9329655, bb flag), the Sable (IMO 9524451, pa flag), the UDAYA (IMO 9288746, unknown flag), and the JI LI I (IMO 9384435, unknown flag).
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