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As of August 5, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels globally. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators. A t...
Read moreThe crude oil tanker ROMINA most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on August 5, 2026, at 01:44 UTC. The vessel, identified by IMO 9114608, currently operates under the flag of Iran. The ROMINA ...
Read more**Daily Update: Dark Fleet Maritime Sanctions Report** **Date:** 2026-08-04 **Period:** July 28 – August 04, 2026 During the reporting period, 119 sanctioned vessel transits were recorded, based on ...
Read moreAs of August 4, 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 operator...
Read moreThe general cargo vessel AYSAN was recently observed transiting the Suez chokepoint on August 3, 2026, at 11:11 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran (IMO 9165803), has recorded multi...
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Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced updates regarding its sanctions regime related to Venezuela. The agency issued an amended version of General...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: August 03, 2026** During the period of July 27 to August 03, 2026, there were 107 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Ma...
Read moreAs of August 3, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new designations, no delistings, and no changes to vessel flags, names, or operators. Dur...
Read moreThe general cargo vessel IRAN SHAHED was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 31, 2026, at 08:51 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Iran (ir) and carries IMO numbe...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: August 02, 2026** During the reporting period of July 26 to August 02, 2026, there were 103 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and St...
Read moreAs of August 2, 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...
Read moreThe oil products tanker PURNA was most recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on August 1, 2026, at 07:42 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of gm and carries IMO number 917665...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: August 1, 2026** During the period of July 25 to August 01, 2026, there were 104 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mar...
Read moreAs of August 1, 2026, the running total of active sanctioned vessels stands at 2,952. There were no new vessel designations or delistings recorded in the last 24 hours, and no changes to vessel flags,...
Read moreThe LPG tanker ALAA most recently transited the Strait of Hormuz on July 31, 2026, at 08:51 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Palau with IMO number 9155341, is subject to sanctions und...
Read more**Dark Fleet Daily Update: July 31, 2026** During the period of July 24 to July 31, 2026, there were 106 sanctioned vessel transits recorded. This data is based on AIS broadcasts and Strait Up Mariti...
Read moreAs of July 31, 2026, there are 2,952 active sanctioned vessels in total. In the last 24 hours, there were no new vessel designations and no delistings. There were also no recorded changes to vessel fl...
Read moreThe LPG tanker GAS FATE was recently observed transiting the Strait of Hormuz on July 30, 2026, at 20:26 UTC. The vessel, which operates under the flag of Panama and holds IMO number 9147394, is curre...
Read moreThe U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has announced new additions to the Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List. These updates involve several international ...
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Vessels: typically aging tankers, that operate outside mainstream regulation to transport sanctioned cargoes (Iranian, Russian, Venezuelan crude). Common practices: disabling AIS, flags of convenience, undisclosed ship-to-ship transfers. Full explainer →
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