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EUNAVFOR_MED IRINI forces intercepted shadow fleet tanker
The 'Sun', sanctioned by the EU and the United Kingdom, which was suspected of sailing under false flag in a breach of international maritime law, was boarded by Italian forces aboard the 'Paolo Thaon di Revel' on Aug 30, 2026, in the Mediterranean by Operation EUNAVFOR_MED IRINI forces for a flag verification, making it the sixth suspected shadow fleet vessel boarded by the EU operations in recent months. Illegal oil sales by shadow fleet ships were a crucial lifeline for Russia's war in Ukraine, and further actions against the shadow fleet were to be discussed at a meeting of European defense ministers in Dublin on Aug 31 too. The 'Sun' was boarded in compliance with Article 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) allows warships to board a merchant vessel when there are reasonable grounds to suspect, among other things, that the vessel is without nationality or is flying a false flag. After boarding, naval personnel verified the vessel’s nationality and its right to fly the flag. The vessel’s documents were checked. The results were then documented and reported to the relevant authorities. Several European countries have boarded oil tankers from the Russian shadow fleet in recent months. The Netherlands also intends to take tougher action against the shadow fleet and aims to expand its powers to board ships sailing under false flags. The fleet consists of more than a thousand ships that transport sanctioned goods—such as Russian oil—under foreign flags. The ships often switch off their transponders to avoid detection. Photos: https://x.com/kajakallas/status/2094382119875223868?s=20
SUR) pursued compensation for the death of an engineer aboard a Russian shadow fleet tanker
On Sep 1, the Russian Seafarers' Union (SUR) reported that its Black Sea branch had pursued compensation for the death of the 2nd engineer of the 'Sun' (IMO 9293117). Like many Russian shadow fleet vessels, the tanker did not have a valid insurance policy, and the owner refused to pay any compensation to the seafarer's family. Not only was the amount of compensation for death not specified in the contract, but there was no information about insurance at all. In addition, it turned out that the insurance policy on the tanker was invalid. The union got involved in the matter at the family's request, and it reached out to the flag registry of Antigua and Barbuda. However, the registry said that the 'Sun' was no longer flagged in Antigua, so it could not assist. The 'Sun's paperwork now declared that it was flagged in Benin, but this declaration was false, which is a common shadow fleet practice. Without help from the insurer or the flag state, the SUR reached out to the 'Sun's owner. By the union's account, the ship owner ignored all requests and only got in touch when the union contacted the flag state. Then the owner brought in Turkish lawyers to negotiate, without success. At last, a representative of the ship owner in Russia joined the negotiations, and the SUR settled on a final payment of $125,000 for the family. The 'Sun' departed from the Russian port of Primorsk on Aug 27, bound to Port Said with an ETA as of Sep 13.
Sold in package deal
Konig & Cie have sold their four Suezmax, “Cape Bari” & “Cape Bastia” & “Cape Bonny” & “Cape Brindisi”, all 159/2005 Hyundai, Korea with SS/DD 04/2020 & 06/2020 & 09/2020 & 10/2020 respectively to Greek buyers for USD 74 mill enbloc.
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