A Russian national, the captain of the tanker Sea Owl I detained in the Baltic Sea, has been arrested by court order in Sweden. He was accused of using forged documents. The agency reported this TT Referring to the local prosecutor’s office.
On March 13, Swedish authorities detained a ship with a crew of 10 Russian citizens. The reason for stopping the ship was the claims of the local supervisory authorities regarding its technical equipment, as well as issues related to compliance with environmental standards.
The head of the Belgian Ministry of Defense, Theo Franken, announced in early March the interception of a tanker allegedly belonging to the Russian Shadow Fleet. He explained that the process of seizing the ship was called “Blue Intruder.”
Before that, the US Armed Forces seized the tanker Sagitta in the waters of the Caribbean Sea. Southern Command officials said the move aims to “ensure the exit of oil from Venezuela legally and in proper coordination.”
The tanker “Tide Chariot” carrying oil lost control at the end of January and began drifting in the waters of the Strait of Gibraltar. The ship left the port of Ust Luga in the Leningrad region with five Russians on board.