STARK I — Know Your Vessel

Updated: 2026-07-28 | Source: ship.rootz.global | Data: OFAC, EIA, EU MRV, GFW, AIS, USCG
Flag State
Iran
Type
Crude Oil Tanker

Present Location

Last seen at
KHOR FAKKAN
ARE
Arrived
2026-02-04
Departed
2026-02-05
174d ago

Risk Assessment

Sanctions Status

ProgramDesignatedFlagTypeTonnage
IRANIranCrude Oil Tanker159,681

Remarks: Additional Sanctions Information - Subject to Secondary Sanctions; Vessel Registration Identification IMO 9171450; f.k.a. 'SEMNAN'; f.k.a. 'CLOVE'; f.k.a. 'SPARROW'; Linked To: NATIONAL IRANIAN TANKER COMPANY.

Identity History

Former names:

DateFormer NameChanged ToSource
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac
SPARROWSTARK Iofac
CLOVESTARK Iofac
SEMNANSTARK Iofac

Voyage Pattern

Port Visits
7
Avg Dwell
153h
6d per port
Port Utilization
5.3%
time in port

Primary route: KHOR FAKKAN → NINGBO → ZHOUSHAN

Data period: 2023-10-08 to 2026-02-05

PortCountryVisits
KHOR FAKKANARE5
ZHOUSHANCHN1
NINGBOCHN1

Recent port calls:

ArrivalDeparturePortCountryDuration
2026-02-042026-02-05KHOR FAKKANARE0.2d
2025-06-022025-06-04KHOR FAKKANARE1.5d
2024-12-112024-12-13KHOR FAKKANARE2.4d
2024-08-272024-08-27KHOR FAKKANARE0.4d
2023-11-242023-12-27ZHOUSHANCHN33d
2023-11-182023-11-23NINGBOCHN4.5d
2023-10-082023-10-11KHOR FAKKANARE2.9d

Loitering Events

10 events, 118 hours total (stationary at sea — possible STS transfers)

StartHoursPositionSpeedRisk Zone
2026-02-03423.9, 59.90.9 knHIGH RISK
2025-11-2025.7, 87.60.6 kn
2025-09-25532.1, 104.70.0 kn
2024-06-1022.1, 104.70.5 kn
2024-05-17161.7, 104.80.1 kn
2024-05-1721.8, 104.70.3 kn
2023-11-181429.9, 123.10.3 kn
2023-11-17229.9, 123.31.9 kn
2023-11-151229.9, 123.21.3 kn
2023-10-31112.1, 104.80.0 kn

STS Encounter Detection

Other vessels detected loitering at the same position and time (within ~30nm, overlapping window)

2025-09-25 — Singapore Strait

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
ALA9198094SANCTIONED1524h0.0 kn
ZENITH9157765Clean546h0.0 kn
ALVAN9165798SANCTIONED11h0.1 kn
KATSUYA9178068SANCTIONED1681h0.0 kn
VETER9233739SANCTIONED490h0.0 kn
BETTLE9323338SANCTIONED4922h0.0 kn
BETTLE9323338SANCTIONED116h0.0 kn
POREWIT9302865Clean194h0.0 kn
SOFIA II9364239Clean11h0.1 kn
LEXIE9203277SANCTIONED448h0.0 kn
JAMES II9174660SANCTIONED255h0.3 kn
LISA9174397SANCTIONED265h0.0 kn
HAUNCAYO9180164SANCTIONED431h0.0 kn

2024-05-17 — Singapore Strait

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
BIANCA JOYSEL9196632SANCTIONED1421h0.0 kn
LISBOA9257711SANCTIONED793h0.0 kn
FIONA II9262766SANCTIONED119h0.0 kn
NIERUS9234666SANCTIONED259h0.1 kn
CRYSTAL ROSE9292228SANCTIONED463h0.0 kn
IVY9337133SANCTIONED1100h0.0 kn
PLATA GLORY9384590Clean234h0.0 kn
SOUTHPORT9408530Clean582h0.0 kn
ARTEMIS III9102241SANCTIONED192h0.0 kn
CYAN NOVA9534004Clean15h0.1 kn
ASTERIX9181194SANCTIONED149h0.1 kn

2024-05-17 — Singapore Strait

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
BIANCA JOYSEL9196632SANCTIONED1421h0.0 kn
LISBOA9257711SANCTIONED793h0.0 kn
FIONA II9262766SANCTIONED119h0.0 kn
NIERUS9234666SANCTIONED259h0.1 kn
CRYSTAL ROSE9292228SANCTIONED463h0.0 kn
IVY9337133SANCTIONED1100h0.0 kn
PLATA GLORY9384590Clean234h0.0 kn
SOUTHPORT9408530Clean582h0.0 kn
ARTEMIS III9102241SANCTIONED192h0.0 kn
CYAN NOVA9534004Clean15h0.1 kn
ASTERIX9181194SANCTIONED149h0.1 kn

2023-11-18 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
KITHNOS9711523Clean635h0.1 kn

2023-11-17 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
RENEEZ9232450SANCTIONED508h0.1 kn
KITHNOS9711523Clean635h0.1 kn

2023-11-15 — East China Sea (Zhoushan)

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
RENEEZ9232450SANCTIONED508h0.1 kn
ASPHALT SPIRIT9612557Clean7h1.4 kn
ASPHALT SPIRIT9612557Clean4h1.3 kn
KITHNOS9711523Clean635h0.1 kn

2023-10-31 — Singapore Strait

VesselIMOStatusDurationSpeed
MISTRAL 19257993SANCTIONED636h0.0 kn
HUMANITY9180281SANCTIONED236h0.0 kn
THEMIS9264570SANCTIONED97h0.0 kn
CRYSTAL ROSE9292228SANCTIONED556h0.1 kn
IVY9337133SANCTIONED94h0.1 kn
HIGH VALOR9289738Clean23h0.1 kn
TITAN VISION9468449Clean383h0.0 kn
STI REGINA9686728Clean139h0.0 kn

32 unique vessels encountered, 21 sanctioned

Data sources: OFAC SDN, Global Fishing Watch. All records cryptographically attested on Polygon.

Data sources: U.S. Treasury (OFAC SDN), U.S. Energy Information Administration, European Maritime Safety Agency (EU MRV), U.S. Coast Guard (PSIX), Global Fishing Watch (GFW satellite AIS), AISStream.io. All data cryptographically attested on Polygon blockchain.

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