Stopping in the Baltic: The Estonian Navy stopped Kilad's tanker belonging to the so -called Russian shadow fleet. Prime minister Estonia Kristen Michal said that he was covered sanctionsnot registered in any state of the ship He was approaching the coast of the country from the Tallinian bay. – Ships like this have no right to swim. Estonia exercised her right to stop the ship to inspect – said the deputy director of the Police and Border Guard (PPA) Veiko Kommusaar.
What happened? The ship was detained near the island of Aegna, after entering the territorial waters of Estonia. Commander of the Estonian Navy Commander Ivo Värk said that the purpose of the operation was to check the documents and legal status of the individual. Importantly, stop It was not associated with any damage to critical infrastructure.
The crew cooperates: The unit sailed from the Indian port of Sikka to the Russian port of Ust-Big. At the time of arrest, she did not have a feds assigned, which, as the Estonian authorities pointed out, made it a stealthy ship and prevented legal sailing in international waters. There were 24 crew members on board the tanker. Captain, a China citizen, agreed to cooperate with Estonian services.
Illegal ship: Kilad's tanker is covered by the sanctions of the European Union, Canada, Switzerland and Great Britain. According to the warsantions portal, Kirata participates in the export of Russian oil and petroleum products to third countries. The owners and operators of the ship are often changed to hide their connections with Russia. – This is part of the shadow fleet that uses the Baltic Sea to transport goods, which is prohibited – says Veiko Kommusaar.
The Russians work: According to the Estonian Police and the Border Guard, last year appears in the Gulf of Finnish More and more units deprived of relevant documentswhich indicates the wider activity of the Russian “shadow fleet, which aims to celebrate international sanctions”.
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Sources: IAR, Euronews