Event 421c9f55-7adf-48e3-962e-3ab593a53138

Approved event from Hybrid War Tracker

Status: Approved Confidence: Low Category: Maritime Country: Estonia

Source: https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian...

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Event Time

8mo ago

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Created

1mo ago

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Updated

1mo ago

Summary

Headline: Estonian navy detains Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker

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.

Evidence

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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.

Related URLs

https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker

Source

https://news.err.ee/1609662026/estonian-navy-detains-russian-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker

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