Britain introduced the “biggest sanctions” against Russian tankers

18 Russian oil tankers and four LNG tankers have come under British sanctions.

This is reported by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Great Britain .

On Thursday, October 17, the UK introduced the “biggest sanctions package to date” against Russian tankers, which have helped Russia earn an estimated 4.9 billion over the past year.

According to the restrictions, ships will not be able to enter UK ports and use the services of British companies.

The following vessels were sanctioned:

• NS Bora (IMO:9412335)

• Atlas (IMO:9413573)

• Moskovsky Prospect (IMO:9511521)

• NS Arctic (IMO:9413547)

• Callisto (IMO:9299692)

• SCF Baikal (IMO:9422457)

• SCF Samotlor (IMO:9421972)

• Suvorovsky Prospect (IMO:9522324)

• Eastern Pearl (IMO:9285859)

• Kudos Stars (IMO:9288710)

• Sea Fidelity (IMO:9285835)

• Stratos Aurora (IMO:9288708)

• Turbo Voyager (IMO:9299898)

• Azure Celeste (IMO:9288722)

• Varuna (IMO:9332810)

• Sai Baba (IMO:9321691)

• Artemis (IMO:9317949)

• Antaeus (IMO:9299733)

• Marshal Vasilevskiy (IMO:9778313)

• Velikiy Novgorod (IMO:9630004)

• Mulan (IMO:9864837)

• Everest Energy (IMO:9243148)

“The Shadow Fleet seeks to undermine sanctions and poses a clear and real danger. Environmental risks, such as oil spills on our coasts as a result of gross violations of basic safety standards, as well as risks to the security of global trade,” the statement said.

In addition to tankers, the gas company “Rusgazdobycha” also came under new sanctions.

Previously, USM wrote that despite Western sanctions, since 2023, the Russian “shadow fleet” has increased its oil transportation capacity by 70%.

According to KSE research, the amount of oil transported by such tankers increased from 2.4 million barrels per day in June 2023 to 4.1 million in June 2024.