Alert! Sanctioned Russian vessel « Shtandart » (MMSI 518999255) is illegally calling at night in Inverie, Scotland, 13 to 14 july 2025

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The sanctioned Russian vessel Shtandart (MMSI 518999255 ), sailing under the Cook Islands flag of convenience since 6 June 2024, is currently en route to Aberdeen where it is prohibited from entering according to the port authorities. Since 13 July 2025 at 19:15 UTC it has been calling at Inverie, Loch Nevis. It is moored at the Ferry terminal.
The sanctioned Russian vessel Shtandart (MMSI 518999255), sailing under the Cook Islands flag of convenience since 6 June 2024, is currently en route to Aberdeen where it is prohibited from entering according to the port authorities. Since 13 July 2025 at 19:15 UTC it has been calling at Inverie, Loch Nevis. It is moored at the Ferry terminal.
Shtandart, 19:15 UTC in Inverie, Loch Nevis 1
Shtandart, 19:15 UTC in Inverie, Loch Nevis 1

This is a breach of sanctions against Russia under  the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2022 Regulation 6, Prohibition on port entry, 57A.

See:

  1. What does UK legislation say about port sanctions for Russian ships?
  2. Why does the Shtandart fall within the scope of UK sanctions?

https://ports.org.uk/port.asp?id=435

The sanctioned Russian ship Shtandart, at the pier of Inverie, Loch Nevis, Scotland, 13 July 2025
The sanctioned Russian ship Shtandart, at the pier of Inverie, Loch Nevis, Scotland, 13 July 2025

At 7:00 UTC on 14 July 2025, the Shtandart is still in Inverie.

Shtandart, 07:00 UTC in Inverie 1
Shtandart, 07:00 UTC in Inverie 2

Tide times in Inverie

https://www.tidetimes.org.uk/inverie-bay-tide-times-20250714

At 13:10 UTC on 14 July, the sanctioned Russian vessel Shtandart left Inverie.

The unannounced and illegal stopover of the Shtandart in Inverie, Loch Nevis, on 13 and 14 July 2025 — not to mention the presence of passengers without UK visas — could result in the vessel being banned from UK territorial waters.
The unannounced and illegal stopover of the Shtandart in Inverie, Loch Nevis, on 13 and 14 July 2025 — not to mention the presence of passengers without UK visas — could result in the vessel being banned from UK territorial waters.
Not only was the stopover of the sanctioned Russian vessel Shtandart in Inverie, Loch Nevis, on 13 and 14 July 2025 unannounced and illegal, but it also raised customs and immigration issues. These factors could justify the ban from British territorial waters.
Not only was the stopover of the sanctioned Russian vessel Shtandart in Inverie, Loch Nevis, on 13 and 14 July 2025 unannounced and illegal, but it also raised customs and immigration issues. These factors could justify the ban from British territorial waters.
Not only was the stopover of the sanctioned Russian vessel Shtandart in Inverie, Loch Nevis, on 13 and 14 July 2025 unannounced and illegal, but it also raised customs and immigration issues. These factors could justify the ban from British territorial waters.
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Publié par Bernard Grua

Graduated from Paris "Institut d'Etudes Politiques", financial auditor, photographer, founder and spokesperson of the worldwide movement which opposed to the delivery of Mistral invasion vessels to Putin's Russia, contributor to French and foreign media for culture, heritage and geopolitics.