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Shadow fleet

Sanctioned vessels near Hormuz.

A live cross-reference of the US OFAC sanctions list against AIS positions inside the Strait of Hormuz operating region. See methodology for sourcing.

OFAC list as of 21 Oct 2026

Sanctioned vessels in the Gulf.

Sanctions list matches

62

vessels matched · 35 tankers · 41 heard from in the past hour

Vessels cross-referenced against the US Treasury list. Most matches are by IMO number, which we resolve for each hull from a ship database. A name match is kept only when the listed MMSI, IMO, call sign or flag also agrees, so a renamed tanker with no resolved IMO can slip through. Each row shows its match method. Treat as an indicative count, not a definitive census.

  1. COBA(sanctioned as YURI)

    TankeranchoredIMO 9235737match IMOsdn flag cook islandsmmsi flag curacaoIRAN-EO13902

  2. NATSUMI

    TankeranchoredIMO 9331244match IMOflag barbadosIRAN-EO13902

  3. STARWAY

    TankeranchoredIMO 9273246match IMOsdn flag panamammsi flag barbadosIRAN-EO13902

  4. NIKA(sanctioned as DAKUSH)

    TankeranchoredIMO 9278698match IMOsdn flag cook islandsmmsi flag haitiIRAN-EO13902

  5. BINARY STAR(sanctioned as KURDOS III)

    Tankerstatus unconfirmedIMO 9380570match IMOsdn flag palaummsi flag nicaraguaIRAN-EO13902

  6. BINARY STAR II(sanctioned as KURDOS II)

    Tankerstatus unconfirmedIMO 9453729match IMOsdn flag palaummsi flag nicaraguaIRAN-EO13902

  7. UDAY(sanctioned as MARUTI)

    TankeranchoredIMO 9546710match IMOsdn flag cook islandsmmsi flag nicaraguaIRAN-EO13902

  8. LITUS(sanctioned as PIONEER SAM)

    TankeranchoredIMO 9232620match IMOsdn flag palaummsi flag nicaraguaIRAN-EO13902

  9. NAUTILUS I(sanctioned as DANUTA I)

    Tankerstatus unconfirmedIMO 9193721match IMOsdn flag palaummsi flag nicaraguaIRAN-EO13902

  10. MANOHAR(sanctioned as HEMERA)

    TankeranchoredIMO 9263954match IMOsdn flag palaummsi flag nicaraguaIRAN-EO13902

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