Monday, OFAC made two sets of sanctions changes. First, they removed the following vessels from the Cuban sanctions program:
ACECHILLY (Acechilly Navigation Co., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].ACEFROSTY (Acefrosty Shipping Co., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].CASABLANCA (Epamac Shipping Co., Ltd., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].COTTY (Heywood Navigation Corp., Panama) (vessel) [CUBA].FLYING DRAGON (Flight Dragon Shipping Ltd., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].FRIGO HISPANIA (Ace Indic Navigation Co., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].HUNTSLAND (Huntsland Navigation Co., Ltd., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].HUNTSVILLE (Huntsville Navigation Co., Ltd., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].HURACAN (Senanque Shipping Co., Ltd., Cyprus) (vessel) [CUBA].LAS COLORADOS (Naviera Maritima de Arosa, Spain) (vessel) [CUBA].ONYX ISLANDS (Maryol Enterprises, Inc., Panama) (vessel) [CUBA].PALMA MOCHA (Naviera Maritima de Arosa, Spain) (vessel) [CUBA].PINO DEL AGUA (Naviera Maritima de Arosa, Spain) (vessel) [CUBA].RAHIM 3 (Pioneer Shipping Ltd., Malta) (vessel) [CUBA].ALAMINOS (f.k.a. RUBY ISLANDS) (P32C3) General Cargo 15,088DWT 8,909GRT Cyprus flag (Alaminos Shipping Co. Ltd.) (vessel) [CUBA].RUBY ISLANDS (a.k.a. ALAMINOS) (P32C3) General Cargo 15,088DWT 8,909GRT Cyprus flag (Alaminos Shipping Co. Ltd.) (vessel) [CUBA].CARIBBEAN PRINCESS (C4GL) General Cargo 24,155DWT 16,794GRT Cyprus flag (CARIBBEAN PRINCESS SHIPPING (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].CARIBBEAN QUEEN (C4JO) General Cargo 24,106DWT 16,794GRT Cyprus flag (CARIBBEAN QUEEN SHIPPING (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].EMERALD ISLANDS (9HRP2) General Cargo 15,088DWT 8,909GRT Malta flag (BETTINA SHIPPING CO. LTD. (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].GRETE STAR (f.k.a. AVIS FAITH) (HOQD) Container Ship 17,820DWT 11,318GRT Panama flag (Avisfaith Shipping) (vessel) [CUBA].AVIS FAITH (a.k.a. GRETE STAR) (HOQD) Container Ship 17,820DWT 11,318GRT Panama flag (Avisfaith Shipping) (vessel) [CUBA].LAURA I (f.k.a. LAURA) (HP7988) Container Ship 2,213DWT 1,843GRT Panama flag (Naviera Polovina S.A.) (vessel) [CUBA].LAURA (a.k.a. LAURA I) (HP7988) Container Ship 2,213DWT 1,843GRT Panama flag (Naviera Polovina S.A.) (vessel) [CUBA].LILAC ISLANDS (3FIM2) General Cargo 15,175DWT 8,976GRT Panama flag (VALETTA SHIPPING CORPORATION (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].LOTUS ISLANDS (3FIL2) General Cargo 15,175DWT 8,976GRT Panama flag (WADENA SHIPPING CORPORATION (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].NORTH ISLANDS (P3CH2) General Cargo 15,136DWT 8,996GRT Cyprus flag (NORTH ISLAND SHIPPING CO. LTD. (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].SENANQUE (5BJR) General Cargo 5,479DWT 2,974GRT Cyprus flag (SENANQUE SHIPPING CO. LTD. (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].STANDWEAR (5BQH) Bulk Carrier 19,095DWT 12,147GRT Cyprus flag (STANDWEAR SHIPPING CO. LTD. (SDN)) (vessel) [CUBA].TAMMANY H (f.k.a. PRIMROSE ISLANDS) (5BXG) Bulk Carrier 26,400DWT 15,864GRT Cyprus flag (Odielo Shipping Co. Ltd.) (vessel) [CUBA].PRIMROSE ISLANDS (a.k.a. TAMMANY H) (5BXG) Bulk Carrier 26,400DWT 15,864GRT Cyprus flag (Odielo Shipping Co. Ltd.) (vessel) [CUBA].
Secondly, the following 3 individuals and 3 companies linked to the head of the Sinaloa Cartel were added to the narcotics trafficking sanctions (under the Kingpin Act):
GARCIA RIOS, Tomasa, Cipriano Obeso 1520, Colonia Chapultepec, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; DOB 07 Mar 1971; POB Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; citizen Mexico; C.U.R.P. GART710307MSLRSM00 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK].NUNEZ BEDOYA, Jose Antonio, Calle Lic. Benito Juarez No. 396, Interior No. 5, Colonia Centro, Culiacan, Sinaloa 80000, Mexico; DOB 21 Dec 1941; POB Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; citizen Mexico; R.F.C. NUBA411221867 (Mexico); C.U.R.P. NUBA411221HSLXDN05 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK].VERDUGO GARCIA, Monica Janeth, Cipriano Obeso 1520, Colonia Chapultepec, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; DOB 31 Jul 1992; POB Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; nationality Mexico; citizen Mexico; C.U.R.P. VEGM920731MSLRRN06 (Mexico) (individual) [SDNTK].CENTRO COMERCIAL Y HABITACIONAL LOMAS, S.A. DE C.V., Boulevard Emiliano Zapata #3125, Colonia Lomas Del Boulevard, Culiacan, Sinaloa 80110, Mexico [SDNTK].PARQUE ACUATICO LOS CASCABELES, S.A. DE C.V., Carretera Interior a Costa Rica Km. 6, El Carrizal 2, Culiacan Rosales, Sinaloa 80430, Mexico; Folio Mercantil No. 75483 (Mexico) [SDNTK].RANCHO AGRICOLA GANADERO LOS MEZQUITES, S.A. DE C.V., Entrada a los Cascabeles 2.8 Carretera Internacional Sur Km. 22, Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico; R.F.C. RAG000412BY5 (Mexico) [SDNTK].
as well as a raft of removals under the older Narcotics Control sanctions, a small number of Kingpin removals and a sizable number of changes to Kingpin Act designations.
The Sinaloa Cartel designations were big enough news that both the Treasury and the DEA issued press releases. Treasury even released a handy photo array and chart to show you today's designations.
Mr. Watchlist did go looking for news related to the Cuban vessel delistings – and couldn't find anything. That many removals seems to represent a significant thawing of American sanctions. Perhaps this is a gesture of goodwill in return for not offering asylum to Edward Snowden – which would also explain why it was not accompanied by PR.
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