The Ukrainians took over the ship of the “shadow fleet”. He took goods out of Crimea several times
According to the case materials, the owner of this ship was subject to sanctions by the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine. In order to circumvent restrictive measures, it regularly changed the name of the ship and its formal owners from third countries.
“SBU employees detected a Russian-controlled cargo ship in the commercial port of Odessa. It arrived there under the flag of an African country to export a batch of steel pipes,” we read in an SBU message on Telegram.
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Where was the ship detained?
How many people were on board the ship?
What country did the ship come from?
What goods did the ship transport from Crimea?
There were 17 people on the ship
Ukrainian authorities have determined that before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the ship arrived at least seven times in Sevastopol, Crimea, to illegally export agricultural products. At the end of January 2021, he deported almost 7,000 people from the peninsula. tons of grain to northern African countries.
When the ship was detained, the captain and 16 crew members were on board, all of whom were citizens of several Middle Eastern countries. During the search of the ship, the following items were found: cruise plans, boarding passes, cartographic materials and radio control logs that constituted evidence of illegal entries into ports in Russian-occupied Ukrainian territories.
The so-called the shadow fleet are ships, mainly tankers, used to circumvent international sanctions imposed on Russia. This fleet includes old vessels flying the flags of countries for which it is difficult to enforce regulations regarding ownership, registration, insurance or technical condition. These units are not only a tool for circumventing sanctions, they are also used for sabotage activities.
According to the data published at the end of September this year. A study by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) think tank, entitled “Europe is moving to take over the shadow fleet”, is estimated to currently consist of over 900 ships. The number of these units has doubled compared to last year.
