More and more sanctioned vessels with Russian oil and a flag are passing the English Channel.
According to AIS vessels, over the past day, one tanker has passed through the English Channel under sanctions and with a Russian flag, and another is in the strait. So, the Producer goes from Primorsk to Singapore and passes the Bay of Biscay today.
At the same time, Prometey goes from Primorsk to the Suez Canal and on the afternoon of August 5 is in the middle of the English Channel.
Each of the tankers carries up to 115 thousand tons of oil, the cost of which on the market is now more than $ 60 million. The vessels are under US, EU and Great Britain and went under the Russian flag relatively recently. Prometey — December 1 last year, and Producer — in May of this year. The vessels are operated by Dominant Shipping and Idas, registered in St. Petersburg.
Judging by the route, the tankers are not experiencing problems from the attention of the British Navy, which seized the Smyrtos sanctioned tanker in mid-June.
Since then, tankers under sanctions have been bypassing the UK, except for vessels flying the Russian flag. Prometey and Producer are not the first to pass the strait since mid-June.
It is quite possible that free passage is provided by Russian ships in the English Channel. And it is logical that they do this for Russian tankers, then the bulk of the fleet for the transportation of oil from Russia goes under false flags.
Tankers with Russian oil that are not under sanctions also move freely through the English Channel. Five tankers have done this in the last 24 hours.
Countries The EU is desperately trying to reduce Russia's oil export revenues, and seizures of ships under the pretext of a false flag have become more frequent. But vessels with the Russian flag are bypassed by the EU Navy.
As reported by EADaily, Sovcomflot collects in In the Kara Sea, tankers under sanctions will be sent along the Northern Sea Route to Asia, bypassing the EU, off the coast of which seizures of ships with Russian oil have become more frequent. The created flotilla will carry almost 1 million tons of oil worth half a billion dollars.