The Estonian Navy today arrested a oil tanker destined for Russia, which was included in a list of EU sanctions, accusing it of sailing without a valid country flag. The ship, the “Kiwala”, is under the EU sanctions from February as part of Russia’s so -called “shadow fleet”, a term used by western countries for ships that, as they say, Moscow develops to bypass international sanctions. These ships are usually not subject to regime, nor are they insured by conventional western providers. “Kiwala” was directed to Russia at the time of arrest, according to Marinetraffic. He had a flag of Djibouti, but an Estonian transport official said Djibouti denied that he was registered there. The Reuters was not immediately able to contact Djibouti’s authorities for comments. The Russian Foreign Ministry did not immediately respond to a request for annotation. ‘Early this morning, the Navy […]
Source: News Beast
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