#Shadow Fleet
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-4b416d3e3e5d5a37a3203628ecfe5ef5.jpg "A tanker carrying crude oil from the Russian Far East of Sakhalin arriving in waters off Imabari in Ehime Prefecture, western Japan, on May 4, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
-72b63a4e0c8c475ad81fe3eed3f63729.jpeg "Photo of Cyril Barabaltchouk")
![The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden, on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)]( "The boarded ships Caffa (left) and Sea Owl I anchored side by side outside Trelleborg, Sweden, on March 13, 2026. (Source: Getty Images)")
![HMS Somerset (nearest) and HMS St Albans track Russian Severomorsk, April 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)]( "HMS Somerset (nearest) and HMS St Albans track Russian Severomorsk, April 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)")
![Sanctioned oil tanker MARQUISE tracked at sea. (Source: MarineTraffic)]( "Sanctioned oil tanker MARQUISE tracked at sea. (Source: MarineTraffic)")
![Russia’s Floating Environmental Time Bombs]( "Russia’s Floating Environmental Time Bombs")
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![Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi]( "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
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The world sees Russia’s shadow fleet as tankers moving sanctioned oil. In reality, they’re aging, uninsured vessels—often over 25 years old—capable of spilling 100,000 tons of oil at any moment, from the Mediterranean to waters off Singapore or routes to Cuba. And some already have.![UK Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron with other UK warships shadows Russian Udaloy-class destroyer Severomorsk nd its accompanying oiler, April 9, 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)]( "UK Wildcat helicopter from 815 Naval Air Squadron with other UK warships shadows Russian Udaloy-class destroyer Severomorsk nd its accompanying oiler, April 9, 2026. (Source: Royal Navy)")
![Oil tankers and bulk vessels carrying coal and other fuels are seen near the Petron Refinery Facility in Limay, Philippines. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Oil tankers and bulk vessels carrying coal and other fuels are seen near the Petron Refinery Facility in Limay, Philippines. (Source: Getty Images)")
-aabdb0fbcb547e92b974a38118a5d366.png "Russia’s Floating Environmental Time Bombs")
-29a1a43aba23f9bb779a1ac8b98d2121.jpeg "Photo of Illia Kabachynskyi")
