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Ukrainian attack disabled Russian shadow tanker
Ukrainian Defense Forces struck the 'West Horizon', a tanker belonging to the Russian shadow fleet, in the Black Sea, on June 10, 2026. The strike disabled the vessel's propeller and rudder system, preventing it from performing its intended functions for an extended period. The tanker was used by the Russian shadow fleet to transport oil and petroleum products, circumventing international sanctions and restrictions. The tanker was under sanctions from the United Kingdom, Ukraine, and Australia for transporting Russian oil in violation of international restrictions. The vessel was linked to the Turkish company Beks, part of the business group owned by the Turkish entrepreneur Ali Bekmezci. It had previously called at Russian ports, including Novorossiysk, Tuapse, and St. Petersburg, and repeatedly switched off its AIS transponder to conceal its route.
Denmark urged to board and inspect Russian shadow tanker off Skagen
Denmark is under pressure to board the 'Jazz', which is believed to be part of Moscow’s shadow fleet, and had suffered an engine failure. It is not known whether the Danish Maritime Authority has inspected the ship, but it reportedly has full authority to do so. The tanker has 50,000 tons of oil on board and is anchored off Skagen after having been disabled several times in the past two weeks, starting on Dec 29 and lasting until Jan 12, when it was adrift for a few hours. The ship was above submarine cables in the Baltic Sea during all engine stops. The ship, however, left the anchorage on Jan 16 at 8.30 a.m. en route to Tunisia.
Tanker stopped several times over cables and pipelines in the Baltic Sea
The "Jazz", carrying 50,000 tons of Russian crude oil, loaded in Vysotsk, anchored off Skagen on Jan 13, two days after had an emergency. Due to engine failure, the captain had to slow down. The tankerhas reported engine problems three times within two weeks, reduced its speed or stopped altogether. And each time the "Jazz" drifted close to the C-Lion 1 data cable, which connects Finland to Rostock and which was presumably cut in Nov 2024 by the Chinese freighter 'Yi Peng 3', and then by the "Eagle S", which was then detained by the Finnish authorities. In the case of the "Jazz", there are also other cables and pipes at the stopping points in addition to the C-Lion 1 cable, nine in total. The first case occurred on Dec 29 at 5:45 p.m. near Hankö. At the time, the still empty tanker was only sailing at 1.6 knots. The C-Lion 1 cable as well as three other communication lines and a high-voltage cable were located under the the ship. After taking on 50,000 tons of crude oil in Primorsk, Russia, the ship stopped again, on Jan 9 at 4:23 a.m., this time off the coast of the island of Gotland. Just two days later, it drifted again seemingly aimlessly, again in the middle of the night, this time northeast of Rügen, again close to C-Lion 1 cable and this time also to the Baltic Pipe gas pipeline that connects Norway and Poland, perhaps in an attempt at sabotage that failed or a test to test the readiness of NATO countries. The "Jazz" suddenly changed course north of Rügen in the early hours of Jan 11 and slowed down. The emergency tug "Baltic" was temporarily withdrawn from the disabled "Eventin" to assist the "Jazz". In contrast to the "Eventin", the crew of the "Jazz" reported after a few hours that their ship was manoeverable again.
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