Maritime Sanctions Data
The OFAC-designated vessel fleet by sanctions regime
Data as of 2026-06-11 · source: U.S. Treasury OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list
OFAC has designated 1,499 vessels across 7 sanctions regimes; the largest is Iran with 616 vessels (41.1%) — data as of 2026-06-11.
| Sanctions regime | vessels | % of total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 616 | 41.1% | |
| Russia | 449 | 30% | |
| Other program | 165 | 11% | |
| North Korea (DPRK) | 105 | 7% | |
| Terror-finance / proliferation | 101 | 6.7% | |
| Venezuela | 60 | 4% | |
| Cuba | 3 | 0.2% | |
| Total | 1,499 | 100% |
Methodology
- Single-regime assignment: a vessel under several OFAC programs is counted once, under its strongest state regime (priority: DPRK → Iran → Russia → Venezuela → Syria → Cuba → terror-finance/proliferation → other), so the distribution sums exactly to the vessel count.
- Raw per-program tallies (which legitimately double-count vessels under multiple programs) are in the downloadable JSON, not this table.
Source: U.S. Treasury OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. Computed by the same ArcNautical engine behind arcnautical.com/check (commit 484cdf91). Full scoring detail: methodology.
FAQ
Which sanctions regime has the most designated vessels?
As of 2026-06-11, Iran has the most OFAC-designated vessels — 616 of 1,499 (41.1%).
Are vessels under multiple sanctions programs double-counted?
No. Each vessel is assigned to a single strongest regime so the distribution sums to the total. Raw per-program counts that allow overlap are published separately in the JSON download.