CRITICAL
⛔ SANCTIONED
SKIPPER (ex-ADISA)
flag: Guyanese (False Flag) Crude Oil Tanker (Supertanker)
owner: Unknown Shell Company
operator: Unknown / PdVSA-affiliated
operator: Unknown / PdVSA-affiliated
📡 KEY INTELLIGENCE
Specs
DWT 300,000 · GT 160,000 · built 2005
live AIS — opens external source
📝 ANALYST NOTES
[INACTIVE:SEIZED] [2026-05-12 03:05 UTC] AIS: NO LIVE CHECK (Mode C — no live map sweep) | No fresh May-2026 OSINT signal this scan. Status unchanged from prior log. Source: WebSearch fallback.
MAR 26 SCAN (SECONDARY RUN): SEIZED Dec 10, 2025 in waters between Grenada and Trinidad. 1.8M barrels Venezuelan crude. US Navy custody. Part of Operation Southern Spear.
[2026-06-19 secondary-sanctions-exposure] OFAC 2026-06-04 designated MINFAR (apex FAR->GAESA) + ICAP/Amistur/CDR/Minera La Victoria. This hull is linked via vessel_entity_links to a GAESA-connected entity (Caroil/Cubametales/Mambisa/Trocana/PdVSA/GAESA) -> secondary-sanctions exposure for any servicer. verified=0. provenance={"source":"OFAC 2026-06-04","basis":"vessel_entity_links to GAESA-connected entity","ingested":"2026-06-19"}
MAR 26 SCAN (SECONDARY RUN): SEIZED Dec 10, 2025 in waters between Grenada and Trinidad. 1.8M barrels Venezuelan crude. US Navy custody. Part of Operation Southern Spear.
[2026-06-19 secondary-sanctions-exposure] OFAC 2026-06-04 designated MINFAR (apex FAR->GAESA) + ICAP/Amistur/CDR/Minera La Victoria. This hull is linked via vessel_entity_links to a GAESA-connected entity (Caroil/Cubametales/Mambisa/Trocana/PdVSA/GAESA) -> secondary-sanctions exposure for any servicer. verified=0. provenance={"source":"OFAC 2026-06-04","basis":"vessel_entity_links to GAESA-connected entity","ingested":"2026-06-19"}
🔗 RELATED
⚓ Recent movements 0
No related ⚓ recent movements
📰 Sanctions events 1
SEIZURE · 2025-12-10
US Navy seized supertanker SKIPPER in international waters between Grenada and Trinidad. 1.8M barrels PdVSA crude, 1.1M …