The Indian Navy, Air Force and Coast Guard seized three oil tankers off the coast of Mumbai on February 6, according to Indian Coast Guard statements. The vessels were stopped during a joint ...

Dec 18, 2025 · Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Moscow has built up a so-called shadow fleet of hundreds of tankers. These vessels carry Russia’s oil from its Baltic and Black Sea ports …

May 8, 2025 · The European Commission is looking to add over 100 vessels from Russia's "shadow fleet" to its latest sanctions package to punish Vladimir Putin for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine,...

Oct 2, 2025 · VLADIMIR Putin’s sinister “shadow fleet” is stirring chaos in Nato waters – with claims the Russian tyrant’s ghost ships were involved in daring air incursions. Brazen breaches into...

Nov 4, 2025 · When the West imposed restrictions on Russia’s oil exports after Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022, an array of practices sprung up to maintain global shipments from the rogue state....

Jun 1, 2025 · Since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered his country's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Finland and Sweden joined NATO, making Russia the only country bordering the …

Jul 24, 2024 · In short, a ghost fleet consists of old vessels without proper insurance, undetermined ownership and sailing under a convenience flag. Used by Iran, North Korea and Venezuela to …

Oct 30, 2024 · These Russian-chartered ghost ships, transiting close to European coastlines on their way to Asia, could turn out to be ticking time bombs, threatening international maritime security.

The vessel is part of Russia’s so-called “ghost fleet” older, often uninsured ships used to bypass Western sanctions and keep energy exports flowing.

Jan 8, 2026 · Britain is ready to use “hard power” against Russia, one of Keir Starmer’s allies has said, as two of Vladimir Putin’s shadow ships passed through the English Channel.