Event 827

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "EE",
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Maritime",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The details are reported by ERR News, Estonia's official broadcaster, and corroborated by visible headline, timestamp and explicit description in both structured and screenshot evidence.",
  "country": "Estonia",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "The Estonian navy detained a Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker sailing through Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland. The seizure, conducted early Friday morning, is not related to any critical infrastructure damage.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-04-11T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Headline in screenshot: 'Estonian navy detains Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker'",
    "Text: 'Estonian authorities detained an oil tanker which forms part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' and which had been sailing through Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland early on Friday morning.'"
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Estonian authorities detained an oil tanker which forms part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' and which had been sailing through Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland early on Friday morning.",
    "The seizure does not relate to damage to any critical infrastructure, Estonian Navy (Merevägi) commander Cdre Ivo Värk said at a press conference."
  ],
  "evidence_urls": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker"
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Maritime Sanctions Violation",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Headline in screenshot: 'Estonian navy detains Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker'",
            "Text: 'Estonian authorities detained an oil tanker which forms part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' and which had been sailing through Estonian waters in the Gulf of Finland early on Friday morning.'"
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Estonian navy detains Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker",
  "location_text": "Gulf of Finland, Estonian waters",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_827_1763939839_61ae3d5e.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Estonian forces detained a ??Russian-operated shadow fleet tanker lacking proper flag state documentation.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker"
  ],
  "url": "https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "Maritime Sanctions Violation",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "EE, BSR",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "EE",
  "Date": "11-Apr-25",
  "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)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Estonian forces detained a ??Russian-operated shadow fleet tanker lacking proper flag state documentation.",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Estonian Navy seizes shadow fleet oil tanker Kiwala",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}