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**Dark Fleet Daily Update: June 19, 2026**
During the period of June 12 to June 19, 2026, there were 120 sanctioned vessel transits recorded, based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritime chokepoint transit detection.
The data for chokepoint share regarding sanctioned traffic distribution is unknown for this period.
Several vessels have been identified as AIS-dark for more than three days. Notable vessels include the ROBERTA (Liberia), ARHIMEDA (Cameroon), EASTERN HERO (Palau), PEACE (Cameroon), ELA (Panama), DELLA (Hong Kong), FORWARDER (Guyana), and TANIA STAR (Benin). All listed vessels currently show 0 days silent.
Two sanctioned ship-to-ship (STS) transfers were detected, based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Maritime chokepoint transit detection. On June 18, the NEW JERSEY transferred cargo to the ETHERA at coordinates 51.34, 3.19 for approximately 17.6 hours. Additionally, the INVENTORY transferred cargo to the ETHERA at 51.34, 3.20 on June 18 for approximately 13.1 hours.
The running total of sanctioned vessels tracked is unknown.
Source: AIS broadcasts and chokepoint transit detection by Strait Up Maritime; sanctions designations published by the issuing government authorities cited above. Verify every listing against the issuing authority's official notice before relying on it for compliance.
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