Greenpeace Confronts Russian Warship Protecting Shadow Fleet Tanker
A Russian Navy corvette, the Soobrazitelny, intervened during a Greenpeace monitoring mission in Germany’s exclusive economic zone, ordering activists to stay away from the sanctioned oil tanker Kira K. The tanker, sailing under a Panamanian flag, was transporting Russian crude through European waters and is identified as part of Russia’s “shadow fleet” used for oil exports despite Western sanctions. Despite the Russian warning, Greenpeace activists, accompanied by German coast guard officials, successfully documented the tanker and the Russian warship’s presence, highlighting the military escort accompanying such vessels.
John Q. Hosedrinker