The German government has launched on Tuesday additional measures against the one known as “Flot Ghost” o “Flot in the shadow” Russian in the Baltic Sea. In this way, it will sue the oil tankers to transit for their waters to show their insurance against spills.
Oil clearers navigate to the west must present this documentation at the height of the Danish island of Fermarnas pointed out by the government of that country in a statement. In addition, he stressed that these ships often have an unknown insurance status.
“The more complete the image we have, the faster we can take measures with our Baltic partners of the Baltic, until the inclusion of the ship in the list of sanctions,” said the Minister of Transportation, Patrick Schnieder.
For his part, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul stressed that the measure will intensify cooperation with neighboring countries. “Our goal is completely clear. We increase the pressure on the Russian ghost fleet and protect the Baltic Sea ecosystem,” he insisted.
In the message, it has been remembered that this Monday they also enter into force Similar measures announced by Sweden on July 1for which you can claim documentation not only to ships that carry in their ports, but those who transit for their territorial waters.
It is called “Shadow Flot” to the set of oil tankers, sometimes in poor condition or that use insecure practices, used by Russia to evade Western crude western sanctions.
