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Damaged ship towed through Bosphorus
After the damges at the stern have been temporarily fixed at an anchorage north of the Bosphorus, the stateless and heavily sanctioned tanker was pulled through the Strait in southern direction by seven tugs on Jan 13, 2026, around noon. The convoy, with the 'Kurtarma 9' (IMO: 9598581) as leading tug, and among the others the 'Kurtarma 5', 'Kurtarma 6', ' Kurtarma 12', 'Nazim Tur' and 'Aras Salvor', was escorted by the KEGM-lifeboat 'Kiyem 9' to Tuzla for permanent repairs. Report with photos: https://www.haberdenizde.com/denizde-gundem/bogazda-dashan-konvoyu/
Fourth Russian shadow tanker damaged in drone attack
Ukraine’s Security Service used Sea Baby naval drones to strike the 'Dashan', a tanker of Russia’s “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea on Dec. 10, 2025, as it sailed through Ukraine’s exclusive economic zone. The unloaded ship was heading toward the port terminal of Novorossiysk at high speed with its AIS switched off when it was hit, resulting in critical damage, as explosions ripped through the stern areas. There were large blasts at the rear of the ship. Preliminary assessments indicated that the 'Dashan' has been put out of service. The SBU estimated the value of the Dashan at about $30 million and said it typically carried roughly $60 million worth of oil products on a single voyage. The European Union, the U.K., Canada, Australia and Switzerland had previously imposed sanctions on the vessel over its role in transporting Russian oil and operating with its identification systems turned off. The broader campaign against Russia’s shadow fleet is aimed at making the trade too risky for shipowners. Report with photo and video: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraines-sbu-conducts-new-sea-baby-drone-strike-on-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-black-sea-source-says/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3bnkZqLYMY&embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.maritimedanmark.dk%2F&source_ve_path=OTY3MTQ
Russian vessels on sanctions list changed their names and flags
Several Russian vessels on the EU sanctions list have recently changed their names and were reflagged to maintain a low profile. A number of these shadow fleet vessels are currently sailing in European waters. The European Union (EU) maintains a sanctions list of 557 vessels affiliated with Russia or Belarus and therefore not welcome. These vessels are prohibited from entering EU ports. The Russians are attempting to evade the sanctions by reflagging and renaming vessels that are added to the sanctions list. For example, the 'Mianzimu', which was added to the sanctions list in 2024, was suddenly reflagged to the Gambian flag and renamed 'Dashan'. The vessel is currently sailing from Turkey to Russia. The shadow fleet tanker 'Alissa' (IMO: 9273052) was renamed 'Soufia 1' and sails under the Swaziland flag. The vessel is currently in Singaporean waters. The 'Delvina' (IMO: 9331153) was formerly known as 'Galian 2' and sails under the Comoros flag. A number of vessels that have only been on the sanctions list since 2024 have been found to be operating in European waters, often under a new name and flag state. The 'Andromeda' (IMO: 9292204) was renamed 'Amazon' under the Omani flag. The ship is currently sailing in the North Sea en route from Russia to Egypt. The 'Marabella Sun' (IMO: 9323376), currently sailing in the North Sea en route from the port of Yalova to the Russian port of Primorsk, was re-flagged to Gambia, a flag state often used by Russia as a cover, as was the case with the 'Phoenix' (IMO: 9333424), now called the 'Photon' and currently sailing under the Gambian flag, actually en route from Turkey to Tangie. The 'Pioneer' (IMO: 9255282), formerly the 'Futura' and briefly the 'Sehnaz Ka', is currently sailing off the coast of Norway, en route from a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland to the port of Sabetta in northern Russia and is circumnavigating Norway with an ETA as of Dec 11.
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