Two vessels suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet remain off the coast of Trelleborg. In March 2026, the Swedish authorities boarded the vessels, which are believed to be transporting Russian oil under a false flag. Russia regards this type of action as piracy.
The Russian shadow fleet is a hot topic as the ten countries in the UK-led defence partnership JEF meet in Helsinki. ‘The shadow fleet must be tackled more rigorously,’ says British Prime Minister Keir Starmer as the meeting begins.
Finland märker ingen minskning av rysk oljeexport genom Östersjön. Däremot har riskerna ökat när skeppen i ”skuggflottan” blir allt skraltigare, och sjönavigation störs ut i den trånga Finska viken. - Det värsta scenariot vore en kollision med en fullsatt Finlandsfärja, säger kommodor Mikko Simola ombord på bevakningsfartyget Turva.
Norway is tightening controls on foreign oil tankers in its economic zone. The aim is to get at Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
It sneaks out oil and fills Russia's war coffers. It is suspected of spying on Sweden. And it is feared that at any time it could cause a huge environmental disaster. Russia's so-called shadow fleet - with a thousand anonymous ships - has grown explosively and poses a threat in several ways in the Baltic Sea.
