Russian Shadow Fleet

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Mapping the Russian shadow fleet

New sketchy boat registered: Metro Livas (IMO 1017050). It recently visited the Primorsk terminal, close to St. Petersburg. Currently anchored outside Grand Canari Island. Flag: Greece. Manager: Metrostar, Athens. Owner: Tymfi, Athens.

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UK might board shadow fleet tankers. However, just making passage through the English Channel or the Gibraltar Strait (also controlled by the UK) more difficult by lengthy inspections of cargo and insurance documents, could also be effective in cutting off supplies.

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Pacific Moon is one of the newly added sketchy boats. It is not sanctioned by the EU. Itis currently anchored outside Ust-Luga, a Russian oil terminal in the Baltic Sea. Recent ports include Xiuyu in China. It is owned and managed by companies located in Gurugram, India.

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🔎 Since July, the oil tanker LEO II has been circling aimlessly off the coast of Cyprus 🇨🇾. Commercial delay? Technical issue? Neither: she’s playing a key role in bypassing sanctions on Russian oil 🇷🇺, all while appearing to stand still. Let’s break it down 🧵

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1/ A thread about points of interest along the routes of the Russian shadow fleet; places where there will normally be a large number of ships, or straits they pass at low speed. Blue: EU sanctioned; Orange: Recently visited Russian ports; Red: Bombed by Ukraine; Pink: My wathchlist

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