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**Title: Captain of Seized Russian Shadow Tanker Receives One-Year Imprisonment and €150,000 Fine** In a significant ruling on March 30, 2026, the Brest criminal court sentenced Chen Zhangjie, the 39...
The former captain of the 'Phoenix', suspected of being part of the Russian ghost fleet, was sentenced to prison on Monday, February 23, and an arrest warrant has been issued. One year in prison and a...
The trial of the Chinese captain of the 'Boracay' (Phoenix), opened on Feb 23 in Brest in his absence. Currently at sea, Chen Zhangjie, 39, was represented before the Brest criminal court by his lawye...
Henri de Richemont, the lawyer for the Zhangjie Chen, 39, the Chinese captain of the 'Boracay', seized off the coast of Brest in 2025, and actually sailing as 'Phoenix' (and also known as 'Pushpa'), f...
Russia’s dark fleet operators, who move cargoes of crude oil that can be subject to US and other Western-nation sanctions, have habitually used flags of convenience to register their tankers, as part...
The captain and the chief officer, both of whom wre reported to be Chinese nationals, were released from detention again on Oct 2. The captain was ordered to appear in court on Feb 23, 2026, on the ch...
The captain and an officer of the shadow fleet tanker 'Pushpa' have been arrested off the coast of Saint-Nazaire. The vessel, also identified as the 'Boracay', was boarded off the coast of Saint-Nazai...
The French Navy on Sep 30 said that authorities were investigating a suspected infraction by the 'Pushpa', en route from Primorsk to Vadinar, which is listed under British and EU sanctions against Rus...
The cargo m/v 'Astrol 1' (IMO: 9906544) was among three vessels which were suspected of launching large drones that shut down Copenhagen Airport, forcing 150 flights to be cancelled or diverted, on th...
The sanctioned 'Kiwala', which was detained in Estonia for operating without a valid flag state registration, being suspected to be part of the Russan “shadow fleet” used to circumvent international s...
The authorities in Estonia have, during an inspection of the 'Kiwala', which was intercepted in the Baltic Sea by units from the Estonian Navy, found 40 shortcomings and deficiencies. Inspectors from...
On the morning of April 11, 2025, the Estonian Navy detained the 'Kiwala', a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" that exports Russian crude oil and oil products to third countries, en route from Sikka...