ghost fleet
Coverage of ghost fleet in the Nexus archive.
- France authorities detain Russian captain of seized oil tanker
French authorities detained the Russian captain of the oil tanker 'Tagor,' which was seized for suspected use of a false Cameroonian flag. The tanker, part of a Russian 'ghost fleet' circumventing Western sanctions, was intercepted by the French Navy under the Montego Bay Convention.
- France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker
France arrested the Russian captain of the Tagor, a tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s 'ghost fleet,' in the Atlantic Ocean. The French Navy boarded the vessel, and the captain was taken into custody by Brest prosecutors.
- Shadowy ‘ghost fleet’ tanker hit with $6.4m cocaine bust in LA port
A crude oil tanker at the Port of Los Angeles, part of a shadowy 'ghost fleet', was seized with $6.4 million worth of cocaine discovered aboard. The vessel was being used as a drug smuggling operation disguised as a legitimate cargo ship.