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As of September 13, 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 recorded.
During the last 24 hours, 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints. In the Red Sea, three vessels were tracked: NS Bravo (IMO 9412359, flag: ga, Crude Oil Tanker), Trust (IMO 9382798, flag: bb, Products Tanker), and Samsun (IMO 9436006, flag: pa, Crude Oil Tanker). The Suez area saw two vessels: HENG TAI (IMO 9419448, flag: pa, Crude Oil Tanker) and Elegance (IMO 9383950, flag: pa, Crude Oil Tanker). Northwest Europe recorded three vessels, including Vladimir Latyshev (IMO 9921996, flag: ru, General Cargo), NS Creation (IMO 9312896, flag: ga, Crude Oil Tanker), and UDAYA (IMO 9288746, flag: unknown).
Other notable vessel sightings at chokepoints include the bulk carrier BEHDOKHT (IMO 9405978, flag: ir) at port_ITSPA, and the crude oil tanker NASHA (IMO 9079107, flag: ir) at both Brazil and port_BRSPB. The vessel Sable (IMO 9524451, flag: pa, Crude Oil Tanker) was identified at port_RUPRI, port_RUULU, and port_RUVYS. Additional vessels were noted at port_IRBAZ, including Valentin Emirov (IMO 8866591, flag: ru, General Cargo) and POLA GALI (IMO 9851127, flag: unknown, General Cargo).
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.
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