Shadow fleets of sanctions-skirting ships facing global crackdown: analysis (www.cbc.ca)
from HellsBelle@sh.itjust.works to world@lemmy.world on 15 Mar 11:40
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Dramatic social media footage of Belgian special forces boarding an oil tanker suspected to be linked to Russia in early March underscored a tidal shift in the West’s approach to the global shadow fleet, CBC analysis reveals.

Using marine traffic data, input from experts, news reports and news releases, the analysis from CBC’s visual investigations team found that at least 14 shadow fleet vessels — ships sailing under false flags to skirt sanctions — were seized, detained or boarded by U.S., Indian and European Union authorities since December 2025.

“I don’t think we’ve ever had 14 cases in a year, much less 14 cases in the span of three months,” said David Tannenbaum, director of Blackstone Compliance Services, which provides sanctions compliance advice.

“These vessels are not safe. They’re carrying cargo that funds war of aggression or terrorism or nuclear proliferation,” he said. “The people behind these networks … are responsible for great human rights abuses.”

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