Voyages

Voyage of FLORA 1

Route around the English Channel Shadow tanker seized after polluting sea Fri Apr 03 15:52:53 CEST 2026 Timsen On April 3, 2026, Swedish authorities have intercepted and detained the shadow tanker 'Flora 1', enroute from the Russian port Primorsk to Santos witha cargo ofcrude and 24 crewmembersonboard, south of Ystad following an oil spill in the Baltic Sea. The Coast Guard boarded the suspected false flag vessel in the early morning. After an oil pollution was notified by a surveillance aircraft east of Gotland in the morning of April 2, the ship came into the focus, and it was found that the ship is on the EU sanctions list and that several unclear circumstances surrounding the ship, including its flag status, were present. In the operation Klöver, the Coast Guard has brought the ship to anchorage outside Ystad. The operation was carried out in cooperation with the Police Authority. The vessel was detained, suspected of environmental violations following an oil spill east of Gotland, in the Swedish economic zone. The intervention has taken place in collaboration with the relevant authorities and a preliminary investigation was now underway under the leadership of prosecutors. The vessel has leaked up to 18 m³ of oil near Gotland. It was moored in pos. 55° 21' N 013° 44 E. Report with photos: https://www.kustbevakningen.se/nyheter/fartyg-under-sanktioner-misstanks-ha-orsakat-utslapp-av-olja-i-ostersjon/