Strait Up Maritime Daily Brief · Friday, September 18, 2026
AI-GENERATED ANALYSIS
Daily Maritime Sanctions Brief: 18 September 2026
Important: This analysis was automatically generated by AI from public sanctions list data. It is provided for general information 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 It is not legal, compliance, or professional advice and may contain errors, omissions, or out-of-date information.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 (original analysis of public sanctions list data)
As of September 18, 2026, the running total of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,952. There were no new vessel designations, delistings, or changes to vessel flags, names, or operators recorded in the last 24 hours.
In the last 24 hours, 25 sanctioned vessels were identified at various chokepoints and ports. Notable activity was recorded at the Red Sea, where two crude oil tankers, the NS COLUMBUS (IMO 9312884, Gabon flag) and the Elegance (IMO 9383950, Panama flag), were located. The Malacca chokepoint also saw two vessels: the SCF Primorye (IMO 9421960, Liberia flag) and the Venture (IMO 9832547, Panama flag).
Other monitored locations included the Suez chokepoint, with the Orient Harmony (IMO 9620633, Panama flag) and the Lady Mariia (IMO 9220641, Russia flag) present. The Danish Straits and Northwest Europe both reported the presence of the Lady R (IMO 9161003, Russia flag). Additional sanctioned vessels were identified at various ports, including the Vladimir Latyshev (IMO 9921996, Russia flag) and the ASTROL-1 (IMO 9906544, unknown flag).
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
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