shadow fleet

On Friday, April 3, the Swedish Coast Guard detained a sanctioned tanker suspected of causing an oil spill in the Baltic Sea.

Russian “shadow fleet” ships use Starlink for communication and coordination.

Prague expects that he will be included in the EU sanctions list in the future.

In France, the Chinese captain of the Boracay tanker of the Russian “shadow fleet” was sentenced to a year in prison.

The foreign ministry explained that this step should strengthen the fight against Russia’s attempts to circumvent international restrictions.

The British government has given its military and law enforcement authorities the authority to intercept sanctioned vessels passing through British waters.

The vessel, which was carrying about 140 thousand tons of Russian oil, suffered damage to the hull and engine room, but the crew itself was not injured.

About 1,500 tankers currently make up the so-called “shadow fleet” of Russia, which allows the aggressor to sell oil bypassing sanctions.

A ship detained in the Mediterranean Sea on suspicion of using a false flag will be handed over to the Marseille prosecutor’s office.

Ukraine and Europe are working on legislative regulation of the confiscation of oil from vessels of the Russian “shadow fleet”.