“Denmark increases control over the tankers against the backdrop of the threat of “shadow fleet” RFDana will increase tanker checking due to the activity of old vessels carrying oil through the Danish Straits. The decision is made against the background of threats from the Russian “shadow fleet”, which has more than 650 vessels.”, – WRITE ON: Unn.ua
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The department noted that they made such a decision in response to “the activity of old vessels carrying oil through the Danish Straits.”
“The control of the port of the port is concentrated on tankers, as the accident associated with the damage or accident of the tanker ship can have particularly far -reaching consequences for safety, health and the environment,” the message reads.
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The Russian “shadow fleet”, which is estimated by the Kiev School of Economics more than 650 vessels, was the focus in 2024 not only through illegal transportation of Russian oil, but also against the background of incidents with damage to infrastructure in the Baltic Sea.
In particular, one of the vessels of the “shadow fleet” was suspected of intentional damage to the submarine communication cable Estlink-2 in the Gulf of Finnish at the end of 2024. Therefore, European military, intelligence services and politicians consider the Russian “shadow fleet” a significant threat to security.
In addition, the results of the investigation of the International Journalistic Consortium, which was reported on Tuesday, February 4, NDR and WDR German TV channels showed that the “shadow fleet” includes 230 tankers that previously belonged to companies from the US and Europe. All these vessels were sold to Moscow after the war in Ukraine.
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