The detention of the Green Admire tanker in the Baltic Sea has caused international attention. The vessel that directed to Rotterdam with the load of Estonian shale oil ended in Russian hands.
Russia was detained on Sunday by an oil tanker of the Greek company after he sailed from the Estonian port in the Baltic Sea, the Estonian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced. It informed the NATO allies about the incident, TASR writes according to Reuters report.
An incident with an unpredictable Kremlin
The Green Admire Paping was leaving the Sillamae port under the flag of the liberia by a designated navigation route that passes through Russia’s territorial waters, the ministry said in a statement.
“Today’s incident shows that Russia continues to behave unpredictably,” said Estonian diplomacy chief Margus Tiankna. “I also informed our allies about this event.”
Tanker sailed from the port of Sillamae on Saturday evening and was anchored near the Russian island of Gogland, according to the data of the Marine Traffic website, which follows the movement of the ships.
A Loading Agreement
The vessel went to Rotterdam with the load of Estonian shale oil, the Estonian Transport Authority said. He noted that they set up a floating route through Russian waters on the basis of an agreement of Estonia, Finland and Russia to avoid shallows in Estonian waters. They will now navigate through Estonian territorial waters for Sillamae port.
There are confrontations in the Baltic Sea, which, according to NATO countries, are related to the efforts of Russia to circumvent sanctions and sabotage underwater cables and pipes.
On Thursday, Estonia announced that Russia sent its fighter to NATO airspace above the Baltic Sea. This happened after an attempt to stop the tanker to Russia, which is considered part of the so -called. Shadow fleet used by Moscow to circumvent sanctions.
