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Shadow tanker, Russian Navy, German Federal Police and Greenpeace in standoff off Fehnarn
On June 30, 2026, at around 11 a.m., the 'Kira K', carrying approximately 100,000 tons of oil, which had left the Russian port of Primorsk on June 28, was approached by Greenpeace activists when it moved out of the Kadet Channel and into the Fehmarn Belt at a speed of ten knots. Four large inflatable boats shot out from the shelter of Fehmarn’s coastline, racing rapidly toward the tanker, which was sailing under the Panamanian flag, and appeared on several sanctions lists. As the boats approached the tanker, the Federal Police sent the patrol vessel 'Bayreuth' from its position off Puttgarden to pursue the Greenpeace boats. The group headed straight for the 'Kira K'. The captain of the 'Bayreuth' attempted to warn the Greenpeace boats via radio against approaching the tanker too closely. After a brief radio exchange, it became clear that the boats intended to maintain a safe distance, as their goal was simply to capture images and footage featuring their banners. Consequently, the 'Bayreuth' veered off slightly. The Russian frigate 'Soobrazitelny', which had been circling near the approach to the port of Rostock, came into view shortly thereafter, and radioed: "Here speaks Russian war ship 531, stay away from the Kira K", "Let's turn away and keep our distance," the Greenpeace boats agreed over the radio. For safety, the 'Bayreuth' maneuvered itself between the Russian frigate and the Greenpeace boats. Radio transmissions revealed that the 'Bayreuth'’s captain was informing the Russian frigate that the Greenpeace operation had concluded. In response, the Russian commander stated that he would continue his exercises. The frigate remained with the tanker and escorted it through the Fehmarn Belt. The 'Kira K' is involved in the export of sanctioned Russian oil from Russian ports in the Baltic Sea to India and other third countries, including with the AIS turned off. Greenpeace referred to the tanker as part of the shadow fleet of tankers that transport Russian oil around the world through the Baltic Sea, the Kadetsky Canal area in the Bay of Mecklenburg and threaten the environment. Since June 2023, the ship has been owned by an unknown company, Eastern Shipping Inc (Seychelles), whose fleet consists only of the tanker, before that the vessel belonged to a Greek company. The vessel is certified by the China Classification Society (IACS). It has often been used for STS transmissions in the past. On Feb 24, 2025, the United Kingdom imposed sanctions on the vessel, followed by Canada and Australie in June 2025. Starting on July 20, 2025, the EU imposed sanctions on the tanker for transporting crude oil/petroleum products that originated in Russia or was exported from Russia using irregular and high-risk shipping practices, as set out in the International Maritime Organisation General Assembly resolution A.1192 (33). On August 12, 2025, Switzerland imposed sanctions on the vessel, followed on Oct 30 by New Zealand and on Dec 13 by Ukraine. On Feb 21, 2026, Ukraine imposed sanctions on the master of the vessel. Reports with photos and video: https://www.kn-online.de/schleswig-holstein/russische-schattenflotte-vor-fehmarn-fregatte-draengt-greenpeace-aktivisten-ab-XHWVAQ6IMZBA5HU7IJK6ZHWIP4.html https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/regional/schleswigholstein/greenpeace-putins-schattenflotte-faehrt-vor-deutscher-kueste,schattenflotte-130.html https://hromadske.radio/news/2026/06/30/sanktsii-ne-na-paperi-tinovyy-flot-rf-zminyv-marshrut-v-baltiyskomu-mori-pislia-posylennia-kontroliu-shvetsiieiu
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