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title: "NCA Red Alert: Russia's Shadow Fleet Sanctions Evasion"
description: The National Crime Agency (NCA) issued a red alert on Russia’s Shadow Fleet Sanctions Evasion and Avoidance Network.
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# [NCA Red Alert: Russia's Shadow Fleet Sanctions Evasion](https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/news-insights/nca-red-alert-russias-shadow-fleet-sanctions-evasion)

 Written by [Insight & Partnership Team](https://www.plenitudeconsulting.com/news-insights/author/insight-partnership-team) | Jul 3, 2025 7:53:13 PM

 

 

The alert aims to promote awareness and encourage preventative action in firms’ processes and controls.

The report outlines the following indicators of potential sanctions evasion and avoidance:

➡️ Companies with limited trading history suddenly trading large volumes of oil;

➡️ Limited information on ownership, directors, or beneficiaries;

➡️ Multiple transfers between obscure companies;

➡️ Companies registered or operating in known jurisdictions of high risk and in particular regions where the shadow fleet is known to operate; and

➡️ A limited online presence or a presence using stock images with limited details.

✅ Firms should review the key indicators flagged in the report and incorporate them into customer due diligence and customer risk assessment processes and methodologies appropriately.<https://www.nationalcrimeagency.gov.uk/who-we-are/publications/753-red-alert-shadow-fleet-sanctions-evasion-and-avoidance-network/file>

 

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