#Shadow Fleet
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![This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the wreck of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier Arctic Metagaz, which is adrift between Malta and Lampedusa. (Source: Getty Images)]( "This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the wreck of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier Arctic Metagaz, which is adrift between Malta and Lampedusa. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Threat in the Baltic Sea]( "Russia’s Shadow Fleet Is a Growing Threat in the Baltic Sea")
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As Russia exports record levels of crude oil through its so-called “Shadow Fleet,” consisting of poorly insured, improperly maintained, ships and operating in violation of international maritime law. As a result, security concerns in the Baltic Sea are rising. Could the fleet be restricted—or even blocked—from operating there?![Russian Baltic Fleet vessels in ceremonial formation at a rehearsal of the navy parade on May 7, 2015 in Baltiysk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Russian Baltic Fleet vessels in ceremonial formation at a rehearsal of the navy parade on May 7, 2015 in Baltiysk, Russia. (Source: Getty Images)")
![This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the wreck of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier Arctic Metagaz, which is adrift between Malta and Lampedusa. (Source: Getty Images)]( "This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the wreck of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier Arctic Metagaz, which is adrift between Malta and Lampedusa. (Source: Getty Images)")
![One of the mercenaries identified by Helsingin Sanomat, Viktor A. The image was not necessarily taken aboard a shadow fleet vessel. Faces were blurred by the outlet’s editors. (Source: Helsingin Sanomat)]( "One of the mercenaries identified by Helsingin Sanomat, Viktor A. The image was not necessarily taken aboard a shadow fleet vessel. Faces were blurred by the outlet’s editors. (Source: Helsingin Sanomat)")
![A Swedish Coast Guard helicopter approaches the bulk carrier Caffa during an interception operation in the Baltic Sea, March 6, 2026. (Source: Swedish authorities)]( "A Swedish Coast Guard helicopter approaches the bulk carrier Caffa during an interception operation in the Baltic Sea, March 6, 2026. (Source: Swedish authorities)")
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-b9c57d8ed61481d025dc519b5a5725e2.jpeg "One of the mercenaries identified by Helsingin Sanomat, Viktor A. The image was not necessarily taken aboard a shadow fleet vessel. Faces were blurred by the outlet’s editors. (Source: Helsingin Sanomat)")
