Russian ‘shadow fleet’ ups risk of Baltic Sea spill: Finland

Helsinki (AFP) April 11, 2024

The risk of a large Baltic Sea oil spill has risen since Russia began using a “shadow fleet” of tankers to circumvent curbs on its oil exports, Finland’s Border Guard warned Thursday.

Experts say the so-called ghost fleet of tankers with opaque ownership or without proper insurance has allowed the Kremlin to keep exporting despite a Western-imposed embargo and oil price cap on its global sal
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