Last Updated: July 9, 2026

Ketan AGARWAL

Aliases

Ketan Rajendra AGARWAL

Nationality

India

Date of birth

1978-01-01

Place of birth

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sex

Male

Address

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Reg. ID

Z4487188, Passport; 47951, Seafarer's Identification Document

Function

Other

Official reason

Finally, OFAC is designating two vessel captains who have served for several years onboard sanctioned shadow fleet vessels, providing key services to enable Iran’s oil exports. Indian national Ketan Agarwal has served as the master of several vessels transporting Iranian oil since 2017, while Indian national Lincoln Francisco Viegas has served as the master of two vessels transporting Iranian oil since 2022. Most recently, Ketan Agarwal and Lincoln Francisco Viegas have operated as the masters of the sanctioned JAYA (IMO 9410387) and LIONESS (IMO 9285744), respectively, both of which were sanctioned in December 2024. Previously, in late 2023, Agarwal served as the captain of the sanctioned BENDIGO, formerly known as LEONOR, which transported more than a million barrels of Iranian crude oil after completing an STS with the sanctioned NITC tanker HILDA I. OFAC is designating Ketan Agarwal and Lincoln Francisco Viegas pursuant to E.O. 13902 for operating in the petroleum sector of the Iranian economy.

Sender

Other Information

https://home.treasury.gov/news/press-releases/sb0135

Date of listing

2025-05-08

Program information

Authority

Program

Executive Order 13902 of January 10, 2020 Imposing Sanctions With Respect to Additional Sectors of Iran

Regime

OFAC country specific

Target State

Iran

Measures

Blocking Property, Suspending Entry, Trade sanctions

Sanctions Portfolio

• https://ofac.treasury.gov/faqs/topic/1551

Official Information

E.O. 13902 imposes sanctions with respect to any person determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State, to operate in the construction, mining, manufacturing, and textiles sectors of the Iranian economy, and any additional sectors of the Iranian economy as may be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of State. On October 8, 2020, the Secretary of the Treasury identified the financial sector of the Iranian economy for additional sanctions under E.O. 13902. Iranian and non-Iranian persons operating in these sectors could be subject to sanctions pursuant to E.O. 13902.

Additional Details

SDN

Program URL

https://ofac.treasury.gov/media/31406/download?inline

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