Grumant: Schemes of Chartering a Vessel to Steal Grain from Occupied Sevastopol
GRUMANT became another merchant vessel of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain. Since February 2024, the ship has made 4 flights from occupied Sevastopol to the Syrian ports of Tartus and Latakia, with a total volume of wheat of 78,558,873 tons.
The sender of the grain is the company “PALLADA”, in Syria the grain is received by a state-owned Syrian company. The investigation uncovered a scheme involving the chartering of a vessel for the purpose of committing crimes in violation of the State Border of Ukraine.
Violation
GRUMANT (IMO: 9385879, MMSI 273318940, Call sign UFCK, Flag russia) arrived in the Black Sea on 06/09/2024 and headed towards the Kerch Strait, to an uncontrolled anchorage in the neutral waters of the Black Sea, the so-called Tortuga, from where 06/12/2024 11: At 50 UTC a signal was recorded in AIS. Until June 16, 2024, the signals were recorded from the runway of the Simferopol airport, this is the result of GPS spoofing, which was arranged by the occupiers near Crimea. This is a serious violation of shipping rules by the Russian aggressor, which, unfortunately, the world community has not yet reacted to.
GRUMANT turned off the ship’s transponder on 06/16/2024 20:43 UTC and entered occupied Sevastopol on 06/20/2024. The ship was moored to the berth near the grain terminal of the stevedoring company “Avlita” (registered as “Aval” in Russian registers).
On June 24, 2024, after loading, the GRUMANT vessel left Sevastopol Bay. The signal in AIS appeared on 25.06.2024 17:31 UTC.
The ship’s transponder was turned off from June 16 to June 25, 2024, during its stay in occupied Sevastopol, which testifies to the efforts of Captain GRUMANT to hide the crime of violating the State Border of Ukraine.
We see that the ship passed through the Bosphorus with a serious violation – the IMO number and part of the name were closed, “GRUMANT” turned into “ANT”.
GRUMANT stopped in the Sea of Marmara near the port of Tuzla on June 26-29. The second time the ship was delayed before entering the Dardanelles. The reason for the stops is unknown. As of 07/08/2024, the GRUMANT vessel arrived at the anchorage of the Syrian port of Tartus, waiting for permission to dock.
Near Tuzla, the ship was photographed , again the false name “ANT” is visible.
In a previous similar voyage (with grain from occupied Sevastopol to Syria), a vessel on the Bosphorus with its name and IMO number closed.
Grumant: Schemes of Chartering a Vessel to Steal Grain from Occupied Sevastopol
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GRUMANT became another merchant vessel of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain. Since February 2024, the ship has made 4 flights from occupied Sevastopol to the Syrian ports of Tartus and Latakia, with a total volume of wheat of 78,558,873 tons. The sender of the grain is the company “PALLADA”, in Syria the grain is received by a state-owned Syrian company. The investigation uncovered a scheme involving the chartering of a vessel for the purpose of committing crimes in violation of the State Border of Ukraine.
Violation
GRUMANT (IMO: 9385879, MMSI 273318940, Call sign UFCK, Flag russia) arrived in the Black Sea on 06/09/2024 and headed towards the Kerch Strait, to an uncontrolled anchorage in the neutral waters of the Black Sea, the so-called Tortuga, from where 06/12/2024 11: At 50 UTC a signal was recorded in AIS. Until June 16, 2024, the signals were recorded from the runway of the Simferopol airport, this is the result of GPS spoofing, which was arranged by the occupiers near Crimea. This is a serious violation of shipping rules by the Russian aggressor, which, unfortunately, the world community has not yet reacted to.
Screenshots from the MarineTraffic portal
GRUMANT turned off the ship’s transponder on 06/16/2024 20:43 UTC and entered occupied Sevastopol on 06/20/2024. The ship was moored to the berth near the grain terminal of the stevedoring company “Avlita” (registered as “Aval” in Russian registers).
On June 24, 2024, after loading, the GRUMANT vessel left Sevastopol Bay. The signal in AIS appeared on 25.06.2024 17:31 UTC.
The ship’s transponder was turned off from June 16 to June 25, 2024, during its stay in occupied Sevastopol, which testifies to the efforts of Captain GRUMANT to hide the crime of violating the State Border of Ukraine.
GRUMANT passed the Bosphorus on 26.06.2024. Shipspotter Yörük Işık spotted the ship on the Bosphorus.
We see that the ship passed through the Bosphorus with a serious violation – the IMO number and part of the name were closed, “GRUMANT” turned into “ANT”.
GRUMANT stopped in the Sea of Marmara near the port of Tuzla on June 26-29. The second time the ship was delayed before entering the Dardanelles. The reason for the stops is unknown. As of 07/08/2024, the GRUMANT vessel arrived at the anchorage of the Syrian port of Tartus, waiting for permission to dock.
Near Tuzla, the ship was photographed , again the false name “ANT” is visible.
In a previous similar voyage (with grain from occupied Sevastopol to Syria), a vessel on the Bosphorus with its name and IMO number closed.
This means that the Turkish maritime authorities allow violations on the part of the crew and the shipowner, therefore they cooperate with the thief of Ukrainian grain GRUMANT, which is engaged in the export of stolen Ukrainian grain from occupied Sevastopol.
Evidence
Phytosanitary certificate
Certificate No. 760236605240624001 dated June 24, 2024, the day the violator left Sevastopol occupied by the Russian aggressor, issued by an official named T.N. Surkov, whose identity was revealed by SeaKrime journalists in the publication:
ENISEY with Melitopol wheat goes to Venezuela
Surkova Tatiana Nikolaevna — Councilor of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 2nd class, senior state inspector of the Department of Phytosanitary Control and Supervision at the State Border of the Russian Federation.
Surkova lives and works in occupied Sevastopol.
Cargo: SOFT BREAD WHEAT IN BULK, CUSTOMS CODE 1001990000 19612.662 tons.
Sender:
LLC “PALLADA”, 344068, 45 LARINA STR., BUILDING 2, ROOM 4, ROSTOV
REGION, ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA, TIN: 6161095847
Recipient:
THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR TRADING, STORAGE AND
PROCESSING OF GRAIN, DAMASCUS-MEZZEH-NEXT TO THE MEZZEH
AUTOMATIC BAKERY-BUILDING OF SILOS COMPANY, SYRIA
Permit to import agricultural products into Syria: IP NO:70635/PPD/23/IP DATED 19/12/2023; 70637/PPD/23/IP DATED 19/12/2023
Port of destination: LATTAKIA OR TARTOUS PORT, SYRIA
The place of issuance of the certificate is indicated as RUSSIAN FEDERATION, which is a manipulation aimed at hiding the real port of loading – occupied Sevastopol.
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Grumant: Schemes of Chartering a Vessel to Steal Grain from Occupied Sevastopol
cyborg1 day agoI want to say something8 min to read
GRUMANT became another merchant vessel of the Northern Fleet of the Russian Federation involved in the theft of Ukrainian grain. Since February 2024, the ship has made 4 flights from occupied Sevastopol to the Syrian ports of Tartus and Latakia, with a total volume of wheat of 78,558,873 tons. The sender of the grain is the company “PALLADA”, in Syria the grain is received by a state-owned Syrian company. The investigation uncovered a scheme involving the chartering of a vessel for the purpose of committing crimes in violation of the State Border of Ukraine.
Violation
GRUMANT (IMO: 9385879, MMSI 273318940, Call sign UFCK, Flag russia) arrived in the Black Sea on 06/09/2024 and headed towards the Kerch Strait, to an uncontrolled anchorage in the neutral waters of the Black Sea, the so-called Tortuga, from where 06/12/2024 11: At 50 UTC a signal was recorded in AIS. Until June 16, 2024, the signals were recorded from the runway of the Simferopol airport, this is the result of GPS spoofing, which was arranged by the occupiers near Crimea. This is a serious violation of shipping rules by the Russian aggressor, which, unfortunately, the world community has not yet reacted to.
Screenshots from the MarineTraffic portal
GRUMANT turned off the ship’s transponder on 06/16/2024 20:43 UTC and entered occupied Sevastopol on 06/20/2024. The ship was moored to the berth near the grain terminal of the stevedoring company “Avlita” (registered as “Aval” in Russian registers).
On June 24, 2024, after loading, the GRUMANT vessel left Sevastopol Bay. The signal in AIS appeared on 25.06.2024 17:31 UTC.
The ship’s transponder was turned off from June 16 to June 25, 2024, during its stay in occupied Sevastopol, which testifies to the efforts of Captain GRUMANT to hide the crime of violating the State Border of Ukraine.
GRUMANT passed the Bosphorus on 26.06.2024. Shipspotter Yörük Işık spotted the ship on the Bosphorus .
We see that the ship passed through the Bosphorus with a serious violation – the IMO number and part of the name were closed, “GRUMANT” turned into “ANT”.
GRUMANT stopped in the Sea of Marmara near the port of Tuzla on June 26-29. The second time the ship was delayed before entering the Dardanelles. The reason for the stops is unknown. As of 07/08/2024, the GRUMANT vessel arrived at the anchorage of the Syrian port of Tartus, waiting for permission to dock.
Near Tuzla, the ship was photographed , again the false name “ANT” is visible.
In a previous similar voyage (with grain from occupied Sevastopol to Syria), a vessel on the Bosphorus with its name and IMO number closed.
This means that the Turkish maritime authorities allow violations on the part of the crew and the shipowner, therefore they cooperate with the thief of Ukrainian grain GRUMANT, which is engaged in the export of stolen Ukrainian grain from occupied Sevastopol.
Evidence
Phytosanitary certificate
Certificate No. 760236605240624001 dated June 24, 2024, the day the violator left Sevastopol occupied by the Russian aggressor, issued by an official named T.N. Surkov, whose identity was revealed by SeaKrime journalists in the publication:
ENISEY with Melitopol wheat goes to Venezuela
Surkova Tatiana Nikolaevna — Councilor of the State Civil Service of the Russian Federation, 2nd class, senior state inspector of the Department of Phytosanitary Control and Supervision at the State Border of the Russian Federation.
Surkova lives and works in occupied Sevastopol.
Cargo: SOFT BREAD WHEAT IN BULK, CUSTOMS CODE 1001990000 19612.662 tons.
Sender:
LLC “PALLADA”, 344068, 45 LARINA STR., BUILDING 2, ROOM 4, ROSTOV
REGION, ROSTOV-ON-DON, RUSSIA, TIN: 6161095847
Recipient:
THE GENERAL ORGANIZATION FOR TRADING, STORAGE AND
PROCESSING OF GRAIN, DAMASCUS-MEZZEH-NEXT TO THE MEZZEH
AUTOMATIC BAKERY-BUILDING OF SILOS COMPANY, SYRIA
Permit to import agricultural products into Syria: IP NO:70635/PPD/23/IP DATED 19/12/2023; 70637/PPD/23/IP DATED 19/12/2023
Port of destination: LATTAKIA OR TARTOUS PORT, SYRIA
The place of issuance of the certificate is indicated as RUSSIAN FEDERATION, which is a manipulation aimed at hiding the real port of loading – occupied Sevastopol.
The SeaKrime project received the documents of the GRUMANT ship from the KibOrg community , we publish screenshots of these documents.
Cargo Manifest
The data of the manifest basically coincides with the data of the certificate, there is additional information regarding the management of the vessel.
Management
The carrier in the manifest is the company “Kotlin SK” LLC ( TIN: 7802742867 ) from St. Petersburg, director and founder ISHKOV PAVEL YURYEVYCH (TIN: 781002900778, date of birth 04/29/1981, passport of the citizen of the Russian Federation No. 4002857286, VK ).
Photo source – VK
However, the ship’s seal on the document states the company “RESHENIE”, DECISION LLC – IMO: 6182159, Address: ul Volodarskogo 6, Murmansk, 183038, russia ( TIN: 7704882418 ), director STANKOV ILYA ANATOLYEVYCH (TIN: 772742069952, date of birth: 13.06. 1980, Passport of the Russian Federation №4506642364, VK ), founders of Kozlov Mikhail Albertovich ( INN: 5042006222105 , date of b.
The Equasis database provides information that commercial and security management of the GRUMANT vessel is carried out by the company “Reshenie”, and the vessel is registered at MURMANSK SHIPPING CO (IMO: 0555624),
Address: ul Kominterna 15, Murmansk, 183038, Russia.
The IMO database also indicates MURMANSK SHIPPING as the owner of the GRUMANT vessel.
Later, we will explain the role of RESHENIE and KOTLIN companies in the case of the export of stolen Ukrainian grain from occupied Sevastopol.
Bill of lading
The bill of lading contains information about the ship’s captain – Sergey Ihorevich Vyvyorra (date of birth 01.24.1972, passport of a citizen of the Russian Federation No. 4716 556845, VK , OK ). In the VK account there is evidence of another violation by this person of the State Border of Ukraine – a photo from the temporarily occupied Donetsk region.
Photo: Sergey Igorevich Vyvyorra
This was the fourth GRUMANT flight with grain from occupied Sevastopol to Syria. Let’s consider the first three flights.
History of violations
The GRUMANT vessel arrived in the Black Sea from the north of the Russian Federation in February 2024.
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