Summary
The Russian oil tanker “Eventin,” part of the shadow fleet used to evade Western sanctions, suffered a blackout and drifted in the Baltic Sea near Germany.
German maritime teams towed the 19-year-old ship, carrying 99,000 tons of oil, to safety off the port of Sassnitz.
Despite no environmental danger, Greenpeace highlighted the ship’s technical issues and lack of insurance, raising taxpayer liability concerns in case of spills.
Germany’s foreign minister criticized Russia’s use of outdated tankers, citing environmental and security risks to Europe.
Seize it, sell it (or scrap it), donate proceeds to Ukraine.
Scrapping a ship in Germany costs money, it doesn’t generate any.
I think this ship might pay itself, if you consider it’s full of oil
Really? That’s tons of steel, usually good money everywhere? Why is it different in Germany?
Steel is cheap, scrap steel even more so, but labour isn’t.
Not really different anywhere as far as I know. Old ships usually have tons of cancerous/toxic material as part of their construction so nobody wants to deal with salvaging them for free
I hope Germany can impound it until it is properly registered and complies with relevant sanctions.
Sieze the cargo too. That oil has no business being shipped anywhere.
Right? That’s lots of money. Give it to Ukraine.
