A vessel believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet is reported to have broken down in the Baltic Sea after suffering an engine malfunction. The accession of Finland and Sweden to NATO in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 means that the Baltic Sea is surrounded by members of the military alliance,

Germany has recovered a heavily laden tanker stranded off its northern coast, by towing the stricken vessel. According to the German authorities, the vessel was part of the Russian “phantom fleet”. The 274-meter-long Eventin was sailing between Russia and Egypt with almost 100,