Where is Ocean Vela now?

Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Ocean Vela in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.

What kind of ship is Ocean Vela?

Ocean Vela is an oil tanker, built in 2009 by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The vessel is 245 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 62,863.

Sanctioned vessel

Ocean Vela appears on the UK Sanctions List, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list and the EU list of designated vessels under Russia, Russia Sanctions Act 2022 (New Zealand), Russia (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII). Verify at GOV.UK.

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Ocean Vela

Oil tanker · built 2009

IMO9388792No AIS position on record

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In short

Ocean Vela (Oil tanker) has no AIS position on record with Voydar. It appears on 4 sanctions lists (details below).

Vessel type: Oil tanker
Flag: —
Year built: 2009
Gross tonnage: 62,863
Size (length × beam): 245 m × 42 m
Registered owner: —

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Last reported position

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Identity & particulars

Name: Ocean Vela
IMO numberWhat is an IMO number?: 9388792
MMSIWhat is an MMSI?: —
Call signWhat is a call sign?: —
Flag: —
Vessel type: Detailed type from EU MRV (THETIS-MRV) emissionsOil tanker
Gross tonnageGross tonnage vs deadweight: 62,863
Deadweight (DWT): Source: Wikidata, record Q85978387. Added to Voydar on September 23, 2026. Licence: CC0 1.0.108,929 t
Length overall: 245 m
Beam: 42 m
Year built: 2009

A tag next to a value names the register that supplied it (hover or tap it for the record and date). Values without a tag come from the ship's own AIS broadcasts or from Wikidata. Position and identity are derived live from AIS.

Ownership & management

Each line shows where the fact comes from. Links backed by an identifier point to the company page.

Owner or operator (sanctions listing): Argo Tanker Group LLC(not linked to a company record)
Source: UK Sanctions List (FCDO) · reported · confidence 0.7 · retrieved Oct 4, 2026
Builder: Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding
Source: Wikidata · reported · confidence 0.8 · retrieved Sep 22, 2026

Timeline

Dated events for this ship from every source Voydar holds, newest first. Each line names its source; derived items say how they were derived.

Date	Event	Source
Feb 20, 2026	Listed on the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register (MFAT) (Russia Sanctions Act 2022 (New Zealand))	New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register (ships)
Jun 13, 2025	Listed on the Canadian autonomous sanctions list (Russia)	Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA/JVCFOA)
Feb 25, 2025	Listed on the EU designated vessels (Official Journal) (Russia (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII))	EU designated vessels (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII; Reg. 2017/1509 Annex XIV)
Feb 24, 2025	Listed on the UK Sanctions List (Russia)	UK Sanctions List (FCDO)

Owner, operator and manager changes found by comparing yearly EU MRV reports are dated to the reporting year ("during 2025"), not to a day. Port calls here are the most recent only; the full lists are further down.

Former and other names

Names attested for this ship other than its current name.

Name	Evidence	Date	Source
UNITY	Name on a sanctions list	—	UK Sanctions List (FCDO)

A sanctions list's date is the earliest date the list shows the name, not when the ship took it. A name on a list is shown as a former name only where AIS shows the ship using another name after that date; otherwise it is listed as a name the list uses. AIS name changes are dated when Voydar saw them.

Source: UK Sanctions List (FCDO). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL v3.

Sanctions listings

Every listing of this ship on the sanctions lists Voydar tracks, current and past.

List	Programme	Listed as	Listed	Status
New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register (MFAT)	Russia Sanctions Act 2022 (New Zealand)	Unity	Feb 20, 2026	In force
Canadian autonomous sanctions list	Russia	Unity	Jun 13, 2025	In force
EU designated vessels (Official Journal)	Russia (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII)	Unity	Feb 25, 2025	In force
UK Sanctions List	Russia	UNITY	Feb 24, 2025	In force

Source: New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register (ships). © Crown copyright, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, CC BY 4.0. Licence: CC-BY-4.0 (Crown copyright).

Source: Canada Consolidated Autonomous Sanctions List (SEMA/JVCFOA). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Licence: Open Government Licence – Canada.

Source: Council Regulation (EU) No 833/2014, Annex XLII, and Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1509, Annex XIV (Official Journal of the European Union); list compiled by the Danish Maritime Authority. Licence: EU legislation (Official Journal): reuse "for commercial or non-commercial purposes" (Decision 2011/833/EU); facts.

Source: UK Sanctions List (FCDO). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Licence: OGL v3.

Emissions & fuel consumption

Independently verified annual figures reported under the EU MRV regulation — public environmental data the incumbents don't surface.

Year	CO₂ emitted	Fuel burned	Time at sea	CO₂ / n mile
2019	2,541 t	816 t	22 days	418 kg
2022	4,124 t	1,303 t	29 days	655 kg
2023	2,602 t	817 t	18 days	603 kg

Technical efficiency: EIV (4.59 gCO₂/t·nm). Source: European Commission / EMSA THETIS-MRV (EU Regulation 2015/757). Covers voyages to, from and within the EU/EEA.

Frequently asked questions

Where is Ocean Vela now?: Voydar has no displayable AIS position for Ocean Vela in this profile. A coverage gap does not establish whether the ship is transmitting or where it is now.
What kind of ship is Ocean Vela?: Ocean Vela is an oil tanker, built in 2009 by Shanghai Waigaoqiao Shipbuilding. The vessel is 245 m long with a beam of 42 m and has a gross tonnage of 62,863.
What sanctions and inspection records does Voydar hold for Ocean Vela?: Ocean Vela appears on the UK Sanctions List, the New Zealand Russia Sanctions Register, the Canadian autonomous sanctions list and the EU list of designated vessels under Russia, Russia Sanctions Act 2022 (New Zealand), Russia (Reg. 833/2014 Annex XLII). No matched inspection records are displayed for Ocean Vela. Missing records do not establish whether the ship has been detained.

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