‘Zombie vessel’ turns up at Chinese port, posing as retired ship

An oil tanker appeared at a Chinese port carrying crude last week despite the ship having been retired nearly three years ago. The ship appears to be a “zombie vessel,” taking on the identity of an actual ship that is no longer in service in an attempt to evade economic sanctions, according to a report […]

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Russia has been accused of using a massive “shadow fleet” filled with these vessels to get around European Union sanctions amid the yearslong war in Ukraine. In April, Swedish military officials accused Russia of deploying an estimated 1,400 in the Baltic Sea to disguise oil exports and engage in espionage.

1400 shadow tankers? how many tankers are out there? Gemini sez ~7500.