Every sanctioned vessel. Who listed it, when, why.
One permanent page per hull, keyed by IMO number, aggregating the UN, US, UK, EU, Swiss, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand vessel lists with dated, linked primary sources. Plus plain-English explainers on how the shadow fleet actually works.
Checking more than one? Screen a whole list of IMO numbers and download the result.
2,137
vessels with a page
1,555
US (OFAC) currently listed
682
UK currently listed
672
EU Annex XLII and XIV
247
listed by all three
1,175
listed by only one authority
Overlaps: US∩UK 301 · US∩EU 270 · UK∩EU 587. Delisted vessels kept: 0. The gap between allies' lists is itself a story — see each authority page.
Latest dated actions
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The most recent dated action any list has published for a vessel is 3 Nov 2026. Every list is checked each night; the last check was 4 Nov 2026. A quiet stretch means the lists published nothing new, not that we stopped looking.
All changes →Start here
- Browse the directoryFilter by authority, flag, type, size and year of first sanction. Export CSV.
- Why most EU-listed ships are not "frozen"Annex XLII is a port and services ban, not an asset freeze — and it isn't in the EU financial sanctions file.
- ExplainersFlags of convenience, AIS gaps, ship-to-ship transfers, ownership onions, price-cap attestations, and how to read a sanctions listing.
- How the fleet grew, 2019 to todayListings per quarter, when each authority started, and the packages that produced most of the fleet.
- Methodology & sourcesWhich lists, how often, what we do and do not say.
- Get email alertsWatch one vessel or company; an email when it changes, nothing else.
Sources in this build
- Australian DFAT Consolidated List: 359 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- Canadian autonomous sanctions list (SEMA): 736 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- Swiss SECO sanctions list: 731 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- EU Reg. 2017/1509 Annex XIV (DPRK): currently unavailable — see why
- EU Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII: 674 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- NZ Russia Sanctions Register: 210 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- OFAC Recent Actions: 58 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- OFAC SDN List: 1,568 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- Ukraine War & Sanctions catalogue: 896 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- UK Sanctions List (FCDO): 683 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026
- UN 1718 Committee — Designated Vessels List: 84 records, fetched 4 Nov 2026