A tanker unable to maneuver is drifting north of the island of Rügen Ostsee. According to the accident command, the tanker was carrying around 99,000 tons of oil.
The “Eventin” is floating off the island of Rügen in the Baltic Sea loaded with 99,000 tons of Russian oil
In which Schiff It is the tanker “Eventin”, which sails under the Panama flag. The 248 meter long ship loaded oil in the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga on the border with Estonia and left on January 6th. Port Said in Egypt was given as the destination port.
“Eventin” is part of the Russian shadow fleet
The 18-year-old “Eventin” is part of the so-called Russian shadow fleet, with the Kremlin tyrant Wladimir Putin (72) circumvents Western sanctions on oil transport because of the war in Ukraine.
Die Russian shadow fleet includes more than 100 rusty tankers and other cargo shipswhich are in a miserable condition and fly under exotic flags Ostsee drive, although their owners often remain in the dark.
The “Eventin” fits the pattern perfectly: it entered service under the name “Storviken” under the Norwegian flag in 2006, was then registered in Panama as “Charvi” in 2022 and received its current name in June 2024.
There is no information about the ship’s current owners. As “Charvi”, the tanker belonged to a company based in Dubai that was also founded in 2022. It was liquidated in March 2024. Just three months before the ship was renamed again.
Tanker was loaded in Russian oil port
The 248 meter long ship had… Russia loaded with oil not far from the border with Estonia and cast off on January 6th. Port Said in Egypt was given as the destination port. However, according to publicly accessible ship databases, the most recent trips were to the Indian port of Visakhapatnam. India has the Sanctions not affiliated with Russia, is now the largest customer for oil from Putin’s empire.
Tugboat and plane on the way to the Russian tanker
That for Ship accidents Responsible accident command in Cuxhaven: “To avoid further dangers, the multi-purpose ship ‘Arkona’ of the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration and the emergency tug ‘Bremen Fighter’ are with the distressed vessel.”
The coast guard ship “Arkona” rushed to the aid of the stricken ship
In addition, the tug “Bremen” and a team that can be rappelled down to the stricken vessel to establish a towing connection have been alerted. “The Do 228 sensor aircraft is on its way to the sea area to obtain further information.” The evacuation of the 24-man crew is not necessary.
Disastrous tanker drifts near submarine cables
Experts had been planning this for a long time Accidents with the shadow tankers, which are often scrappy and do not meet current safety standards warned. What makes the “Eventin” accident additionally explosive, in addition to the risk of an oil spill, is that submarine cables to Scandinavia run close to her position.
He probably only had it in December Russian tanker “Eagle S” damaged submarine cable between Finland and Estonia. In November, a fiber optic cable between Helsinki and Rostock was damaged. Investigative authorities and secret services assume sabotage in both cases.