The Shadow Fleet

[HavokFour]

Russian tugboats are going to be busy.

Russia threatens to deploy navy to protect vessels from ‘western piracy’

Official says blockade on ‘shadow fleet’ would be illegal, and raises prospect of retaliation against European vessels

www.theguardian.com

 

[Kirkhill]

U.S. Indicts Captain of an Oil Tanker the Coast Guard Chased for Weeks

The charges include falsely flying a Guyanese flag and failing to obey a Coast Guard order to halt the ship for boarding by U.S. forces.

www.nytimes.com

 

[OldSolduer]

Russia has a fleet? I thought it was resting peacefully at the bottom of the sea.
Restin - like the Norwegian Blue…

 

[KevinB]

Russia has a fleet? I thought it was resting peacefully at the bottom of the sea.
Restin - like the Norwegian Blue…

Well Russia just admitted by their own government release that the shadow fleet is in fact a wholly owned subsidiary of USSR 2.0 regardless of the flags of convenience they fly.