"A tanker broadcasts its position in the Black Sea, near the coasts of Bulgaria and Romania. But a satellite image shows the vessel isn’t there; in reality, it’s hundreds of miles away near the Russian port of Taman..."
Many thanks to @alice-johnson.bsky.social for highlighting this growing issue 🧵
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Russia’s shadow fleet: a growing threat
In response to restrictive Western sanctions, Russia has built a shadow fleet to transport its oil. Global Insight assesses tactics used by the vessels to avoid detection and efforts by authorities to...
