Treasury Blocks Boats: OFAC's Latest Naughty List
Published Date: 8/25/2026
Notice
Summary
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is publishing the names of one or more persons and vessels that have been placed on OFAC's Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons List (SDN List) based on OFAC's determination that one or more applicable legal criteria were satisfied. All property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of these persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them. The vessels placed on the SDN List have been identified as property in which a blocked person has an interest.
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 3 costs, 0 mixed.
Blocking Order: U.S. Persons Forbidden
On August 20, 2026, OFAC blocked all property and interests in property subject to U.S. jurisdiction of the listed persons and vessels and states that U.S. persons are generally prohibited from engaging in transactions with them.
Named Individuals and Entities Added to SDN List
OFAC designated 8 named individuals and 7 named entities (all linked to Ecuador) on August 20, 2026, by adding them to the Specially Designated Nationals and Blocked Persons (SDN) List under E.O. 14059 and E.O. 13224; their U.S.-subject property is blocked.
Vessels Identified and Blocked as Property
OFAC identified 10 named fishing vessels as property in which blocked persons have an interest (listed on August 20, 2026); those vessels are treated as blocked property under the sanctions listings.
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