Event 1122

{
  "category": "Maritime",
  "confidence": "High",
  "country": "United Kingdom",
  "description": "In July 2025, the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA), as part of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC) and working with HM Treasury's Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), issued a Red Alert on a 'Shadow Fleet' network involved in sanctions evasion and avoidance. This network manipulates maritime operations to circumvent international sanctions, particularly targeting those imposed on Russia, using deceptive ship identities, transshipment tactics, and falsified documentation to obscure ownership and vessel movements. The alert aims to raise awareness among maritime industry stakeholders and financial institutions to improve detection and prevention efforts against the illicit activities of this shadow fleet, highlighting the importance of collaborative law enforcement and financial sector responses.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-07-01T00:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "This Red Alert is issued by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), a member of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), and HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), working in conjunction with law enforcement and financial sector partners as part of the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT+).",
    "The alert addresses 'Shadow Fleet' maritime operations engaged in sanctions evasion and avoidance, especially relating to Russia.",
    "'This alert is devised with the aim of promoting awareness and bringing about preventative action.'",
    "The use of deceptive maritime practices including ship name changes, transshipment, and falsified documentation are noted as key methods of evasion.",
    "The report highlights coordinated enforcement response to combat this network."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "evidence": [
          "This Red Alert is issued by the United Kingdom’s National Crime Agency (NCA), a member of the National Economic Crime Centre (NECC), and HM Treasury’s Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation (OFSI), working in conjunction with law enforcement and financial sector partners as part of the Joint Money Laundering Intelligence Taskforce (JMLIT+).",
          "The alert addresses 'Shadow Fleet' maritime operations engaged in sanctions evasion and avoidance, especially relating to Russia.",
          "'This alert is devised with the aim of promoting awareness and bringing about preventative action.'",
          "The use of deceptive maritime practices including ship name changes, transshipment, and falsified documentation are noted as key methods of evasion.",
          "The report highlights coordinated enforcement response to combat this network."
        ]
      }
    }
  },
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      "url": "/media/event_1122_1764405942_4c7e9230.jpg"
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  "schema_version": "v1",
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  "url": "https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/753-red-alert-shadow-fleet-sanctions-evasion-and-avoidance-network/file"
}

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  "source": "admin_quick",
  "tags": [],
  "url": "https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/753-red-alert-shadow-fleet-sanctions-evasion-and-avoidance-network/file"
}