Global Sanctioned Fleet Index · OFAC edition · 2026-09-23

24 vessels entered OFAC's list in 65 days.

13 of 24 additions carry IRAN-EO13902, the most common of the 3 programs among them. Flag records span 9 groups, led by Ecuador (10).

OFAC vessel records went from 1,517 to 1,540, with 24 additions and 1 removals
Official OFAC SDN vessel records, 2026-07-20 to 2026-09-23. Flag labels reflect source data.
Source · v1.1
US Treasury OFAC SDN list · Current 2026-09-23 · Analysis by ArcNautical
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01 · Findings

Additions across several programs

1 record came off the list in the same interval. The retained series covers 7 snapshots from 2026-05-29 through 2026-09-23.

+23
Net vessel records

24 additions and 1 removal between the two official list dates.

9
Flag groups among additions

Led by Ecuador with 10. Flag records do not establish ownership or current operation.

11
Crude Oil Tanker vessels

The dominant vessel type in the new cohort, followed by Fishing Vessel.

02 · Context

How this interval compares

The latest interval added 24 vessels over 65 days. The largest earlier expansion across these 7 retained snapshots added 20 over 16 days (2026-07-01 to 2026-07-17). Snapshot intervals are irregular, so this is context for the observed series, not a complete history of OFAC actions.

2026-05-29 → 2026-06-05
+6
additions · 0 removals
2026-06-05 → 2026-06-11
+0
additions · 0 removals
2026-06-11 → 2026-07-01
+0
additions · 2 removals
2026-07-01 → 2026-07-17
+20
additions · 0 removals
2026-07-17 → 2026-07-20
+0
additions · 0 removals
2026-07-20 → 2026-09-23
+24
additions · 1 removals
03 · Profile

Where the new cohort sits

Counts below describe only the 24 records added since 2026-07-20, not the full OFAC vessel list.

Recorded flag state

Source spellings are normalized for grouping; original values remain in the download.

Ecuador10Barbados4Vanuatu3Gambia2Botswana (false flag)1Cameroon1Other3

Vessel type

Crude Oil Tanker accounts for 46% of additions.

Crude Oil Tanker
11
Fishing Vessel
10
LPG Tanker
2
Chemical/Products Tanker
1
04 · Additions

The complete 24 vessels roster

16 of 24 new records carry an IMO number. Open a hull to continue into exact-identifier screening and ownership review.

VesselIMORecorded flagTypeProgram
WELL SAIL9321938Marshall IslandsChemical/Products TankerIRAN-EO13902
NATSUMI9331244BarbadosCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
NIRETA9237785VanuatuCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
CRYSTAL9223887VanuatuCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
YEHOPE9243320BarbadosCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
LILY9294331MozambiqueCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
AL SALMI9298296UnknownCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
BREEZE V9259355BarbadosCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
SIFRA9185346Botswana (false flag)LPG TankerIRAN-EO13902
G SILVER9139696CameroonLPG TankerIRAN-EO13902
QUANTUM HOPE9233650VanuatuCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
VOYAGE ELITE9286138GambiaCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
TELA9189110GambiaCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13902
TODOS VUELVENNot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
ARCA DE NOE IIINot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
ARCA DE NOE III JR8456035EcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
ARCA DE NOE IVNot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
ARCA DE NOE VNot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
REY DE ARCANot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
SIEMPRE MI ARCA8555518EcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
CONQUISTANot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
SOLO ES MEJORNot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
COSTA MARLINNot recordedEcuadorFishing VesselILLICIT-DRUGS-EO14059
STAR PIONE9389019BarbadosCrude Oil TankerIRAN-EO13846
05 · Full list

The wider designated fleet

As of 2026-09-23, OFAC's SDN data contains 1,540 vessel records. 1,527 (99.2%) include an IMO number.

Largest recorded flag groups

Share of all OFAC vessel records.

Panama
267
Russia
243
Iran
192
China
158
Democratic People's Republic of Korea
73
Barbados
71
Liberia
60
Palau
53

Largest sanctions programs

Programs overlap, so shares do not sum to 100%.

RUSSIA-EO14024
444
IRAN-EO13902
327
IRAN
188
UKRAINE-EO13662
182
GLOMAG
157
IFSR
128
IRAN-EO13846
126
NPWMD
122
06 · Method

Reproducible, with a narrow scope

How the index is built

ArcNautical parses the official US Treasury OFAC SDN CSV, selects records typed as vessels, and compares stable OFAC record identifiers between publication dates. Every headline count is recomputed from the downloadable records; no estimate or manually entered total is used.

All 7 normalized source snapshots are publicly listed with SHA-256 hashes. The manifest records publication dates, retrieval timestamps where available, record counts, and direct snapshot downloads.

Analysis and data engineering
ArcNautical, Maritime sanctions & ownership intelligence. This report has not been externally peer reviewed.
Corrections and reuse
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07 · Cite

Cite this edition

Each edition has a permanent address and keeps its own data files, so a figure quoted from it can be checked later against exactly what was published.

Citation

ArcNautical (2026). Global Sanctioned Fleet Index: OFAC Vessel Designations, edition 2026-09-23 (version 1.1) [Data set]. https://arcnautical.com/reports/global-sanctioned-fleet-index/editions/2026-09-23/

BibTeX

@misc{arcnautical_fleet_index_20260923,
  author = {{ArcNautical}},
  title = {Global Sanctioned Fleet Index: OFAC Vessel Designations, edition 2026-09-23},
  year = {2026},
  version = {1.1},
  url = {https://arcnautical.com/reports/global-sanctioned-fleet-index/editions/2026-09-23/},
  note = {Source: US Treasury OFAC SDN list. Analysis licensed CC BY 4.0}
}

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