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Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light

The Marinera, which was seized by the U.S., isn’t the only ship from the “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to switch lately to a Russian identity, seeking protection.

© Vesa Moilanen/Lehtikuva, via Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

The Eagle S, an oil tanker, last January after Finnish commandos commandeered it over suspicions that it had deliberately cut vital undersea cables. The authorities said the ship appeared to belong to Russia’s shadow fleet.
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