Dozens of Sanctioned Russian Oil Tankers Are Sitting Idle All Over the World
- A total of 53 ships connected to Russian trade are sanctioned
- Many are sitting off Russian, Chinese and Turkish coastlines
From the frigid waters of Russia’s Baltic Sea to the Pacific shores of Vladivostok, dozens of tankers that previously moved Moscow’s oil are now sitting empty and idle.
The vessels have become inactive after being hit with US, UK and European sanctions that began ramping up in Oct. 2023. Some were targeted for breaching a Group of Seven price cap on Russian oil exports, others for belonging to the state tanker firm Sovcomflot PJSC. Another batch were designated for the environmental risk they pose.