Event 899

{
  "category": "Maritime",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "country": "Baltic Sea Region",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A post highlights the presence of sanctioned ships, most of which are tankers and Russian affiliated, in European waters as of May 18, 2025. A map visualization demonstrates the geographic scope of these vessels across the region.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-18T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Screenshot of map showing locations of sanctioned ships across European waters, sourced from MarineTraffic."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Sanctioned ships in European waters May 18 2025 16:48U",
    "Database incomplete, most are tankers and Russian affiliated, some not. But this map gives an idea of scope."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Shadow Tankers",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Screenshot of map showing locations of sanctioned ships across European waters, sourced from MarineTraffic."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "follow_up_notes": "Database shows dozens of sanctioned ??Russian-linked tankers in EU waters",
  "headline": "Sanctioned ships in European waters May 18 2025 16:48U",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_899_1763942115_fa61090b.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "Live shipping data reveals extensive network of ??Russian-affiliated tankers operating in European seas.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3lphjcelj7224"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Numerous sanctioned—primarily Russian-affiliated—ships, mostly tankers, are reported across European maritime zones.",
  "url": "https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3lphjcelj7224"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "shadow tankers",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "BSR",
  "Date": "18-May-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)": "https://bsky.app/profile/auonsson.bsky.social/post/3lphjcelj7224",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "Database shows dozens of sanctioned ??Russian-linked tankers in EU waters",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "Live shipping data reveals extensive network of ??Russian-affiliated tankers operating in European seas.",
  "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)": ""
}