Strait Up Maritime Vessel Watch · Friday, August 21, 2026
AI-GENERATED ANALYSIS
Sanctions Watch: Dolphin (spotted at chokepoint)
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Key facts
Source:Strait Up Maritime Vessel Watch (UK HM Treasury, Open Government Licence v3.0)
The LPG Tanker Dolphin recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on August 17, 2026, at 22:36 UTC.
The vessel, identified by IMO 9052331, is currently flying the flag of St. Kitts and Nevis (st). The Dolphin is subject to the U.S. Treasury OFAC IRAN-EO13846 sanctions program, having been first designated on April 1, 2026.
According to observations by Strait Up Maritime from open AIS broadcasts and IMO-anchored vessel records, the vessel has completed several recent chokepoint and port transits. Following its passage through Hormuz, the vessel recorded a transit at port_AEABK on August 18, 2026, at 02:56 UTC. Previous recent movements include transits at port_OMOPQ and port_AERUW on August 17, 2026.
Recent vessel history changes serve as compliance signals. On June 18, 2026, the vessel underwent a series of name changes, transitioning from 'Clara' to 'Dolphin,' following previous names including 'XAVIA,' 'Opec Athena,' and 'Jag Vishnu.' During the same period, the vessel's flag changed from Sierra Leone to Sao Tome & Principe, and the ownership changed from RPTD SOLD UNDISCLOSED INTEREST to GOLDEN LOTUS OIL GAS & REAL.
Source: vessel record from public sanctions lists published by the issuing government authorities cited above; transit and change observations by Strait Up Maritime from open AIS broadcasts. Verify the 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 this vessel's live sanctions record · Report a correction
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