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Laodicea

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TypeVessel[sources]
NameLAODICEA · Laodicea · San Cosmas[sources]
Build Date[sources]
Call Sign3DAQ1[sources]
DescriptionIn 2015, USA imposed sanctions on three vessels of the Syrian state company Syrian General Organization for Maritime Transport, including the Laodicea (currently known as San Cosmas). · In 2024, the vessel makes regular calls to the Kerch Strait area, a region of raid grain transshipment. · In addition, the vessel made a visit to occupied Feodosia in order to load a large batch of sunflower seeds exported from the TOT of the Zaporizhzhia region. The vessel arrived in the Black Sea on October 28, 2023, from the Turkish port of Gulliuk, loaded with feldspar. The vessel went to the port "Novorossiysk" where it unloaded the cargo. After leaving Novorossiysk, the vessel directed its course to Feodosia, where it arrived on 03.12.2023. The vessel was in Feodosia until December 29, 2023. The vessel left the port of Feodosia on 28-29/12/2023, indicating the port of destination Bandirma (Turkey). · On August 23, 2023, the vessel turned off AIS and headed for the Crimean coast near occupied Sevastopol. On August 25, 2023, the vessel entered the Sevastopol Bay, moored near the grain terminal of the stevedoring company "Avlita" in Dokov Bay. On August 28, 2023, the vessel left occupied Sevastopol after loading at the Avlita grain terminal. On 31.08.2023, the vessel turned on AIS again, indicating the port of destination Alexandria (Egypt) and changed the status to "loaded". On 09.09.2023, the vessel was waiting at the destination of the port "Alexandria" (Egypt) at parking lot No. А14. · Violating the state borders of Ukraine, the vessel repeatedly entered Ukrainian ports on the TOT of Ukraine (Sevastopol, Feodosia) and transported stolen Ukrainian grain. anchorage until 03.08.2023, after which it indicated in AIS the port of destination as the russian Caucasus and headed to the Black Sea. On August 11, 2023, the vessel arrived at Tortuga, an uncontrolled parking lot in the neutral waters of the Black Sea.[sources]
FlagEswatini[sources]
IMO NumberIMO9274343[sources]
MMSI669517000[sources]
Past FlagsAntigua & Barbuda · Germany · Syria · Tanzania[sources]
Previous nameBeluga Enterprise · Laodicea[sources]
TypeGeneral cargo ship[sources]
Source linkeur-lex.europa.eu · kiborg.news · kiborg.news · myshiptracking.com · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · 5 more...[sources]
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Article 4x(2), point (d): are operated in such a way as to contribute or support actions or policies which undermine or threaten the economic subsistence or food security of Ukraine, such as the transport of stolen Ukrainian grain, or the preservation of cultural heritage of Ukraine, such as the transport of stolen Ukrainian cultural goods.

EU Council Official Journal Sanctioned Entities,

Supply of products to the TOT

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Theft of Ukrainian grain

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Cargo transportation from/to ТОТ of Ukraine

Ukraine War and Sanctions,

Relationships

Data sources

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List33,376

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

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

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)21,254

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA


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