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Kelly Grace

Person of interest · Sanctioned entity

Kelly Grace is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below.

Type	Vessel				[sources]
Name	KELLY GRACE · Kelly Grace · Vela Rain				[sources]
Other name	Vela Rain				[sources]
Build Date	2006				[sources]
Call Sign	`8P2386`				[sources]
Description	After UK imposed sanctions in December 2023 on the former manager of the vessel, the operator of the "shadow fleet" - Radiating World Shipping Services LLC (UAE), the latter transferred its tankers to other newly established companies, including Alqutb Alshamali Marine Services LLC (UAE), Atos Remote Solutions (India), to avoid sanctions. · In June 2024, EU imposed sanctions on the vessel due to its involvement in the transportation of russian oil and/or oil products from russia to third countries, as well as for its participation in the circumvention of European restrictions. · It is involved in the transportation of russian crude oil during the period of the G7 and EU oil embargo on russian oil. The vessel transported russian oil from russian ports to third countries. · On November 25, 2024, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on a tanker in connection with the transportation of russian oil/oil products from the russian federation to a third country as part of the restrictions on the russian shadow fleet. · On October 17, 2024, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel in response to the transportation of oil/oil products originating from russia or exported from russia, using irregular and high-risk shipping practices, as specified in the resolution of the General Assembly of the International Maritime Organization A.1192(33).				[sources]
Flag	Barbados				[sources]
IMO Number	`IMO9331141`				[sources]
MMSI	`314916000`				[sources]
Past Flags	Cook Islands · Libya · Malta				[sources]
Previous name	Samraa Alkhaleej · Spike · Vela Rain				[sources]
Type	Crude Oil Tanker · Oil Tanker				[sources]
Source link	eur-lex.europa.eu · kse.ua · myshiptracking.com · scheepvaartwest.be · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · 4 more...				[sources]
Last change	2024-12-16	Last processed	2024-12-17	First seen	2024-07-10

Descriptions

Transport crude oil or petroleum products that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33).

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-10-17

Article 4x(2), point (b): transport crude oil or petroleum products, as listed in Annex XIII that originate in Russia or are exported from Russia while practicing irregular and high-risk shipping practices as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192(33)

— EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities, 2024-12-16

Shipping sanctions: a specified ship is prohibited from being provided with access to or having its master or pilot cause it to enter a port in the UK, may have its registration on the UK Ship Register terminated, and a master or pilot of a specified ship may be given a port barring direction, a detention direction, and a port entry direction or a movement direction.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-11-25

Transportation of fossil fuels

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-11-28

Transporting russian oil in violation of other restrictions

— Ukraine War and Sanctions, 2024-12-12

Relationships

Linked to
Object	Role	Start date	End date
Atos Remote Solutions	Ship Safety Management Manager	2024-11-21	-
Atos Remote Solutions	Commercial ship manager	2024-08-23	-

Owners
Owner	Percentage held	Start date	End date
Stella Brite Shipping Ltd с/о Atos Remote Solutions	-	2024-08-23	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 4 March 2022 on measures related to the situation in Ukraine (RS 946.231.176.72), annexes 2, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12,13, 14, 14a, 15, 15a, 15b, 25 and 33	2024-10-17	-
ГУР МО України	Marine and Aircraft Vessels, Airports and Ports involved in the transportation of weapons, stolen Ukrainian products and in the circumvention of sanctions	-	-
EU	-	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	2024-06-25	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2024-11-25	-

Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,765

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

EU Sanctions Map809

The EU Sanctions Map is a visualisation of EU sanctions policy. It includes a broader set of policies and entities than the EU consolidated sanctions list.

European Union · Council

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,433

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities1,082

Supplemental list of people, companies, and organizations sanctioned for involvement in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

European Union · Council

Ukraine War and Sanctions1,734

Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.

Ukraine · GUR

Source data IDs: gb-fcdo-rus2356 · ch-seco-78135 · ua-ws-2239728c42cbd126b563082139273a65b4854188 · eu-oj-e243bfdec508c7f7e1ca838a1aecb5d25e282519 · eu-sancmap-e97ffdcebe11156faf2ffcb2c47567e480241fef

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