Event 300

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Sanctions",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Multiple direct references to Russian tankers operating secretly in Swedish waters, with concrete allegations of suspicious activity and hybrid threat posturing. The report is recent and by a reputable source.",
  "countries": [
    "Sweden",
    "Russia"
  ],
  "country": "Sweden",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "Russian oil tankers—operating as a 'shadow fleet'—have been observed loitering in Swedish waters. This activity, involving vessels that often disable transponders and avoid standard tracking, has raised concerns about clandestine operations and potential hybrid threats in the Baltic region, particularly around Sweden following its accession to NATO.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-04-26T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers are loitering in the waters of Sweden, NATO’s newest member state.",
    "In recent weeks, shadow vessels—tankers able to cover their functions and utilize laundered monies—have been seen in territorial Swedish waters just days before potentially suspicious incidents elsewhere in the Baltic.",
    "The likely likelihood now is that some shadow-fleet vessels will be used (or are) to hide sensitive technical equipment, which Swedish security services say may already be present.",
    "The Swedish Navy has confirmed that the shadow fleet is an issue… adding that the vessels operate in the same waters as critical undersea cable infrastructure."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers are loitering in the waters of Sweden, NATO’s newest member state.",
    "The likely likelihood now is that some shadow-fleet vessels will be used (or are) to hide sensitive technical equipment, which Swedish security services say may already be present.",
    "The Swedish Navy has confirmed that the shadow fleet is an issue…",
    "In recent weeks, shadow vessels… have been seen in territorial Swedish waters just days before potentially suspicious incidents elsewhere in the Baltic."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://cepa.org/article/russias-shadow-fleet-goes-rogue/"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Russian Money- Shadow Fleet",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Russia’s shadow fleet of oil tankers are loitering in the waters of Sweden, NATO’s newest member state.",
            "In recent weeks, shadow vessels—tankers able to cover their functions and utilize laundered monies—have been seen in territorial Swedish waters just days before potentially suspicious incidents elsewhere in the Baltic.",
            "The likely likelihood now is that some shadow-fleet vessels will be used (or are) to hide sensitive technical equipment, which Swedish security services say may already be present.",
            "The Swedish Navy has confirmed that the shadow fleet is an issue… adding that the vessels operate in the same waters as critical undersea cable infrastructure."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "??Russia s Shadow Fleet Goes Rogue It was only a matter of time: Russia s shadow fleet of uninsured and strangely equipped oil tankers has taken to loitering in the waters of Sweden, NATO s newest member state.",
  "headline": "Russia’s Shadow Fleet Goes Rogue",
  "location_text": "Swedish waters, Baltic Sea, near Swedish coast",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_300_1763922473_116c6845.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Russia s Shadow Fleet Goes Rogue",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://cepa.org/article/russias-shadow-fleet-goes-rogue/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Russian shadow tanker fleet operates suspiciously in Swedish waters, raising hybrid threat concerns.",
  "url": "https://cepa.org/article/russias-shadow-fleet-goes-rogue/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Russian Money- Shadow Fleet",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "26-Apr-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "https://cepa.org/article/russias-shadow-fleet-goes-rogue/",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "??Russia s Shadow Fleet Goes Rogue It was only a matter of time: Russia s shadow fleet of uninsured and strangely equipped oil tankers has taken to loitering in the waters of Sweden, NATO s newest member state.",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Russia s Shadow Fleet Goes Rogue",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}