Event 847

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "BSR"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The information is directly from a reputable maritime news source, quotes European Commission and officials, and details regulatory changes.",
  "country": "European Union",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://splash247.com/all-ships-passing-through-european-waters-must-now-provide-proof-of-insurance/"
    ],
    "title": "EU requires all ships in EU waters to show proof of insurance"
  },
  "description": "The European Commission has enacted a new regulation that requires all vessels, including those merely transiting European Union waters without stopping at EU ports, to provide proof of insurance. The measure is part of a crackdown on so-called 'shadow fleet' ships operating without oversight or outside established sanctions, with a focus on risk mitigation, especially concerning tankers potentially circumventing sanctions on Russia.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-04-25T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Official announcement by European Commission regarding insurance proof requirements for all ships transiting EU waters.",
    "Citations of regulatory officials and security concerns about uninsured/shadow fleet tankers."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "\"The European Commission has adopted another key measure to crackdown on the so called shadow fleet passing through its waters.\"",
    "The amendment to the Vessel Monitoring Directive now requires all vessels, including those merely passing through European Union waters without entering an EU port, to provide insurance information.",
    "\"if all vessels operating in your vicinity are properly insured, the EU’s ability to monitor and, if necessary, investigate maritime activities is strengthened, addressing risks posed by uninsured or untraceable vessels\"",
    "\"This is a targeted measure with immediate impact, complementing the preparedness of the EU’s coastal states.\"",
    "\"The number of vessels hit by sanctions surpassed 1,000 late last year... adding to growing concern that the expanding so-called shadow fleet could lead also to multiple costly environmental catastrophes.\""
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Official announcement by European Commission regarding insurance proof requirements for all ships transiting EU waters.",
            "Citations of regulatory officials and security concerns about uninsured/shadow fleet tankers."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "All ships passing through European waters must now provide proof of insurance",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_847_1763940457_a8145ee9.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "This EU regulation aims to counter ??Russia s shadow fleet, many of which sail without insurance, posing environmental and security risks.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://splash247.com/all-ships-passing-through-european-waters-must-now-provide-proof-of-insurance/"
  ],
  "summary_short": "EU now requires all ships in its waters to show insurance proof, targeting shadow fleet activity and sanction circumvention.",
  "url": "https://splash247.com/all-ships-passing-through-european-waters-must-now-provide-proof-of-insurance/"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "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": "25-Apr-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "EU requires all ships in EU waters to show proof of insurance",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://splash247.com/all-ships-passing-through-european-waters-must-now-provide-proof-of-insurance/",
  "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": "This EU regulation aims to counter ??Russia s shadow fleet, many of which sail without insurance, posing environmental and security risks.",
  "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)": ""
}