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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | SPARTA III · Sparta III · Ursa Major | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | UFUZ | [sources] | |||
| Description | After a long period of work in the Caspian Sea to provide transportations between the ports of russia and Iran, in September 2023 completed the passage to the Azov-Black Sea basin, where it was without AIS signal. The vessel made calls at the port of Taurus (Syria) using an AIS disconnection scheme to conceal destinations. · During 2022-2023, these straits were crossed by russian cargo vessels affiliated with Oboronlogistika LLC, namely: "Sparta IV", "Ursa Major", "Sparta II". These vessels were travelling along the routes Novorossiysk Port (russia) - Bosphorus - Dardanelles - Tartus Port (Syria). · In May 2022, USA imposed sanctions on "Ursa Major" as a property of SK-South LLC. · It is involved in the transportation of military equipment for the russian troops in Syria · On December 24, 2024, the vessel Ursa Major sank in international waters between Spain and Algeria after an explosion in the engine room, 14 crew members were rescued, two went missing. According to ship tracking data, the Ursa Major left the port of St. Petersburg on December 11, 2024, and was scheduled to arrive in Vladivostok on January 22, 2025. According to the captain, at the time of the accident, the ship was carrying empty containers, while a few days before the sinking, the press service of the russian “Oboronlogistika” announced that the Ursa Major was being sent to the Far East with “a large project cargo as part of the implementation of state tasks for the development of port infrastructure and the Northern Sea Route”, the ship was loaded with port cranes weighing 380 tons each, necessary for the expansion of the terminal in Vladivostok, and 45-ton hatch covers for new icebreakers. · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Russia | [sources] | |||
| Gross Registered Tonnage | 12679 | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9538892 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 273396130 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Antigua & Barbuda · Belize · Germany · Isle of Man | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Eit Palmina · Hyundai Britania · Scan Britania · Sparta III | [sources] | |||
| Registration number | UUVZDP2HUU44 | [sources] | |||
| Type | General Cargo · General cargo ship | [sources] | |||
| Source link | checko.ru · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.currenttime.tv · www.shipspotting.com · | [sources] | |||
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Transportation of military cargo
Weapons and military equipment
Sponsors and accomplices of Russian armed aggression against Ukraine.
Ukraine · GUR
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.
United States · GSA
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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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| SC South LLC Sanctioned entity | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| SC South LLC Sanctioned entity | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| SC South LLC Sanctioned entity | - | - | - | |
| SC South LLC Sanctioned entity | - | - | ||