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Russian ship near Syria has leaking fuel tanks, — Defense Intelligence
One of the Russian ships waiting for permission from Syria to enter the port of Tartus has leaking fuel tanks.
Tanker with Russian oil got stuck near China due to US sanctions
Three tankers carrying more than 2 million barrels of oil from Russia are unable to enter Chinese ports due to US sanctions.
Russian tanker “Jazz” breaks down for the second time in two weeks
The second accident involving a Russian vessel occurred in the same place: in the Baltic Sea north of the German island of Rügen.
US sanctions have “cut off” Russian oil supplies to Asia
New sanctions against Russian oil companies and ships are forcing Moscow’s key customers to look to the Middle East, Africa and America.
The US has announced large-scale sanctions against the Russian tanker fleet
The new sanctions include Sovcomflot and 183 Russian vessels, mostly tankers of the so-called “shadow fleet.”
Intelligence: Russia uses “research” fleet for sabotage against NATO countries
The Russian “research fleet” has a huge sabotage and reconnaissance potential aimed at NATO’s underwater infrastructure in critical regions.
Syria does not allow ships to evacuate Russian military equipment
Syria has been preventing Russian transport ships from evacuating Russian military equipment from the port of Tartus for almost a week.
NATO convenes summit to strengthen maritime security
NATO member states will discuss strengthening maritime security in the Finnish capital amid damage to critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
Russia strengthens Northern Fleet with new boat “Grachonok”
A ceremony to commission a new anti-sabotage boat was held at the base of the Russian Kolska Flotilla.
The volume of oil supplies from Russia by sea fell to the lowest in almost a year and a half
Russian seaborne oil shipments have fallen to a 16-month low.