We last sighted Iranian supertanker DORENA (9569669) in Iran on 2026-04-13 just hours before the blockade and she has now appeared on AIS off the coast of southern India, where she is about to deliver 2 million barrels of crude oil to a refinery there on the very last day of the US sanctions waiver.
Thank you Washington Post for citing our research! Folks, here are the tankers some of you asked about.
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The number of active Iran-linked tankers we have tracked over the years is 633.
The number which the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has placed under sanctions is 397.
Of the remaining 236, there are 72 currently swimming around freely in the Middle East.
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As you can clearly see in this 3 day long AIS playback since the blockade line was drawn between the eastern horn of Oman and the IR-PK border, a lot of the tankers which have been placed under US sanctions have been entering and departing the scene with ease. And those are just the ones on AIS.
As per 2026-04-15 satellite imagery, we can clearly see that Sirri Island, Iran is the very first oil export terminal in the country to lose a crude oil storage tank. This particular tank, with a diameter of 110 meters, was capable of storing one million barrels.
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We spotted several more tankers today on satellite imagery which had made it past the blockade and are now in Iran. One actually even belongs to Iran. In addition to that, several sanctions-compliant tankers are heading to Iraq with their AIS transponders switched off.
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The US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has JUST slapped sanctions on nine tankers which mostly transport Russian oil.
home.treasury.gov/news/press-r...
tankertrackers.com/report/sanct... (click on the US flag twice)
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WSJ: Iran Abandons Dark-Fleet Intermediaries to Sell Its Oil
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www.wsj.com/livecoverage...
Some links on our website which may come in handy right now:
Dark Fleet Stats: tankertrackers.com/report/darkf...
Lost & Found: tankertrackers.com/report/losta...
Officially Blacklisted Tankers: tankertrackers.com/report/sanct...
Some of these also include free API access and CSV files.
A non-Iranian VLCC supertanker capable of carrying 2 million barrels of crude oil, blacklisted by the US Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) for violating sanctions on Iran, has just made her way into the country via the Strait of Hormuz; all while her AIS was switched on.
We (once again) kindly urge journalists to include IMO numbers of the vessels they write about because Dark Fleet tankers in particular may change names and flags by the time the articles have done their rounds for the week.
Thanks,
/TT
ELPIS (9212400) was berthed in Bushehr, Iran on 2026-03-29 as per AIS data and satellite imagery. #OOTT #Tankers #IranWar
Her AIS signals make you believe that RICH STARRY (9773301) is laden with refined products from the UAE but she is actually a serial AIS spoofer and a designated sanctions violator with a history of transporting Iranian refined products.
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Today, we spotted a tanker on satellite imagery which departed Kharg Island while spoofing over AIS to show that she departed Saudi Arabia. #OOTT #IranWar #Tankers
At least 150 tankers have departed via the Strait of Hormuz since 2026-03-01.
Of that amount, 100 are known sanctions violators.
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Everyone keeps asking us about the Strait of #Hormuz but we can't keep our eyes off of the #tankers that are still loading oil in #Iran; as well as departing those terminals. It's quite baffling to spectate even after Trump's many proclamations and orders. #OOTT
We hope you're happy with our coverage, folks. We're doing everything we can to keep clients, the press and you best informed but the conditions we currently operate in are packed with daily challenges. One of them is cloud coverage while the other is withheld satellite imagery.
Six weeks into this and PhD's still can't spell "strait".
Remember the empty VLCC named BELLA 1 (9230880) which was renamed MARINERA after the crew painted on the Russian flag while evading the US Coast Guard in the middle of the Atlantic? You may recall that she was arrested and brought to Scotland.
Well, she's about to reach USA.
Yesterday (2026-04-11), the Strait of Hormuz saw the departure of 2 million barrels of Iraqi crude oil and 4 million barrels of Saudi crude oil. One of the three VLCC supertankers is under Greek ownership while the other two are under Chinese ownership. #OOTT #IranWar #Tankers
This month, Iran has chosen to keep 23 million barrels of crude oil afloat at all times in the Gulf of Oman, even as their tankers rotate in and out of the country. They are doing so while also maintaining fairly strong exports. #OOTT #IranWar #Tankers
BREAKING: TWO MILLION BARRELS OF IRANIAN CRUDE OIL HAVE REACHED INDIA AS PER SANCTIONS WAIVER
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For those of you that plan to stay up and #MonitorTheSituation involving the tankers in the Middle East, please follow these simple instructions when using the vessel filters on Marinetraffic. #OOTT #Tankers #IranWar
www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/...
BREAKING: A seized tanker shall reach USA in five days time.
Details with clients.
Iran has parked 23 million barrels of crude oil in the Gulf of Oman; ready to depart at any moment's notice.
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Thanks Jamie, but we're fine. Their data accounts for less than 3% of our gallery.
Trump on Truth Social:
Iran has intentionally exported less crude oil during March 2026 vs February, but we must point out that they can flood the market overnight if they choose to. They would not benefit from doing so as their objective is to secure the highest possible barrel price. #OOTT #Iran
At least three Oman-bound tankers are making their MEGXIT today via the Strait of Hormuz. They are the DHALKUT (9888601), laden with 2 million barrels of Saudi crude; HABRUT (9500730), laden with 2 million barrels of Emirati crude; and SOHAR LNG (9210816), laden with Emirati LNG.
