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Germany: A Russian "shadow" ship is stuck in the Baltic Sea

2025-01-12 14:30:00, Kosova & Bota CNA

Germany: A Russian "shadow" ship is stuck in the Baltic Sea

German authorities have said an oil tanker stranded in German waters belongs to Russia's "shadow fleet", which Berlin says is being used to evade sanctions.

Germany's maritime authorities (CCME) said on Friday that the Panamanian-flagged ship, known as the Eventin, had lost power and direction, meaning tugboats had been deployed to secure the ship.

Germany's foreign minister blamed Moscow, accusing Russian President Vladimir Putin of "circumventing" sanctions and threatening European security by "ruthlessly deploying a fleet of rusty tankers".

Russia, which has previously refused to respond to allegations that it uses a shadow fleet, has yet to comment on the incident.

The US, UK and EU have imposed sanctions on the Russian oil industry following Russia's full invasion of Ukraine in 2022.

The ship was 274 meters long and 48 meters wide, carrying about 99,000 tons of oil. German maritime authorities said the oil tanker was moving at low speed in the coastal waters of the Baltic Sea, north of the German island of Rügen. /CNA

 





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