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| Type | Vessel | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | BERTHA | [sources] | |||
| Build Date | [sources] | ||||
| Call Sign | E5U5084 | [sources] | |||
| Description | According to the American human rights group United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI), which monitors tanker traffic related to Iran using satellite data, the vessel is involved in the transportation of Iranian crude oil and/or oil products, and since May 2023 has been included in the 'Armada of Ghosts' list maintained by UANI. · However, a significant number of non-NITC vessels flying a foreign (non-Iranian) flag are also involved in the trade. · On December 03, 2024, USA imposed sanctions on the vessel. · The tanker BERTHA has also been included by UANI in the list of Maduro-Khamenei Oil Alliance tankers involved in the transportation of Iranian and Venezuelan oil since 2019. On June 11, 2022, Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and former Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi signed a 20-year cooperation agreement to expand ties in the oil and petrochemical industries, military and economic spheres. Since then, bilateral ties have been developing: in 2023, Iran supplied more than 12 million barrels of crude oil and gas condensate, and Venezuela supplied about the same amount of fuel oil to Iran in return. Most of the cargo is transported by vessels of the sanctioned National Iranian Tanker Company (NITC) in both directions: Iranian oil and gas are unloaded in Venezuelan ports, and the same NITC tankers load Venezuelan fuel oil on the way back to China. · The tanker is involved in the transportation of sanctioned Iranian oil, conducting dark activities at sea, in particular, for the STS oil transfer in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean with the participation of EMILY S (IMO 9321847), Merope (IMO 9281891), Skadi (IMO 9230971). · | [sources] | |||
| Flag | Cook Islands | [sources] | |||
| IMO Number | IMO9292163 | [sources] | |||
| MMSI | 518999103 | [sources] | |||
| Past Flags | Cyprus · Marshall Islands · Panama | [sources] | |||
| Previous name | Front Force · MT. Pertamina 1 · Monica S · Onoba · Sea Force | [sources] | |||
| Type | Crude Oil Tanker | [sources] | |||
| Source link | home.treasury.gov · war-sanctions.gur.gov.ua · www.balticshipping.com · www.kpler.com · www.unitedagainstnucleariran.com · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
Transportation of fossil fuels
Transportation of Iranian oil
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| Object | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Shanghai Legendary Ship Management Co Ltd | Ship Safety Management Manager | - | ||
| Shanghai Legendary Ship Management Co Ltd | Commercial ship manager | - | ||
| Owners | ||||
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| Owner | Percentage held | Start date | End date | |
| Centaurus Min LTD с/о Shanghai Legendary Ship Management Co Ltd | - | - | ||