{"meta":{"path":"dashboard/news","ts":"2026-10-15T06:10:03+00:00","status":"ok","tag":"","category":"","source":"","sort":"hot","rows":30,"request_id":"66b0e3852f3ae36f"},"data":[{"title":"France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’","link":"https://gcaptain.com/france-seizes-another-shadow-fleet-tanker-russia-decries-piracy/","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:56:21+00:00","source":"gCaptain","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's \"shadow fleet\" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow called another act of \"piracy.\"","tags":["shadow_fleet"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market","incident"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Oil Spill From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Could Rival Exxon Valdez","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-grounded-shadow-fleet-tanker-could-rival-exxon-valdez/","published_at":"2026-08-12T13:46:35+00:00"},{"title":"Oman Says Massive Oil Spill from Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-oman-from-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area/","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:03:55+00:00"},{"title":"Oil Spill from Shadow Fleet Tanker Spreading Off Oman, Satellite Images Show","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-shadow-fleet-tanker-spreading-off-oman-satellite-images-show/","published_at":"2026-07-31T13:05:10+00:00"}]},{"title":"Suez Canal container ship transits exceed 50% of pre-disruption levels","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/suez-canal-container-ship-transits-exceed-50-of-pre-disruption-levels/","published_at":"2026-10-14T19:00:58+00:00","source":"Hellenic Shipping News","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"“During the first two weeks of October, weekly container ship capacity transiting the Suez Canal averaged 753k TEU, according to Clarksons Research, compared with 1,457k TEU during the same period in 2023. Since the Houthi attacks began in the Red Sea, this is the first time th","tags":["suez"],"category_tags":["container_market","bottleneck"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Back to Suez – Why the rush?","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/back-to-suez-why-the-rush/","published_at":"2026-10-09T19:00:58+00:00"},{"title":"Drewry: Red Sea Diversion Tracker Shows Exponential Annual Rise","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drewry-red-sea-diversion-tracker-shows-exponential-annual-rise/","published_at":"2026-10-08T08:00:59+00:00"},{"title":"Suez Transits Are Up 59%, and Rates Are About to Fall","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/suez-transits-are-up-59-and-rates-are-about-to-fall/","published_at":"2026-10-01T19:00:57+00:00"}]},{"title":"Record-breaking tanker rates pile pressure on already high fuel prices","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/record-breaking-tanker-rates-pile-pressure-on-already-high-fuel-prices/","published_at":"2026-10-13T19:00:57+00:00","source":"Hellenic Shipping News","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"Oil tanker markets sit at the centre of geopolitical turmoil, and this year that has translated into record-breaking freight rates as the conflict in the Middle East drags on. Tankers have been caught up in sanctions regimes and repeatedly targeted in key shipping lanes, includin","tags":[],"category_tags":["freight_index","shadow_risk","tanker_market"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Russia’s shadow fleet freight rates fracture on Black Sea premiums","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russias-shadow-fleet-freight-rates-fracture-on-black-sea-premiums/","published_at":"2026-10-12T19:00:57+00:00"},{"title":"Sanctioned ships make up 58% of tanker scrapping deals this year","link":"https://splash247.com/sanctioned-ships-make-up-58-of-tanker-scrapping-deals-this-year/","published_at":"2026-08-17T06:30:30+00:00"},{"title":"Tanker Market Now a “Hostage” of Geopolitics","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/tanker-market-now-a-hostage-of-geopolitics/","published_at":"2026-06-28T19:00:59+00:00"}]},{"title":"South Korean President Hails Arctic Container Shipping Trial, but Commercial and Sanctions Questions Remain","link":"https://gcaptain.com/south-korean-president-hails-arctic-container-shipping-trial-but-commercial-and-sanctions-questions-remain/","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:05:20+00:00","source":"gCaptain","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"South Korean President Lee Jae Myung welcomed the PanStar Acro and its crew home on Tuesday after the container ship completed the country’s first round-trip commercial trial through the Arctic to Europe, hailing the voyage as a potential alternative to traditional shipping lan","tags":["container_shipping"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","container_market"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"US sanctions push SeaLead Shipping into liquidation","link":"https://splash247.com/us-sanctions-push-sealead-shipping-into-liquidation/","published_at":"2026-08-07T05:00:19+00:00"},{"title":"Drewry: Cancelled Sailings Tracker Shows Capacity Gradually Returning","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/drewry-cancelled-sailings-tracker-shows-capacity-gradually-returning/","published_at":"2026-10-12T19:00:55+00:00"},{"title":"XENETA Weekly Shipping Market Update: Falling Rates Welcome News For European Shippers In Tender Season While Transpacific Edges Downwards","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/xeneta-weekly-shipping-market-update-falling-rates-welcome-news-for-european-shippers-in-tender-season-while-transpacific-edges-downwards/","published_at":"2026-10-08T19:00:57+00:00"}]},{"title":"Saverys keeps cashing in on tanker values","link":"https://splash247.com/saverys-keeps-cashing-in-on-tanker-values/","published_at":"2026-10-13T08:30:00+00:00","source":"Splash247","source_type":"rss","image":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Alexander-Saverys-300x182.jpg","thumb":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Alexander-Saverys.jpg","summary":"Belgian shipping group CMB.TECH has continued to cash in on elevated tanker values, selling its fifth suezmax this year and locking in another $59.6m capital gain. The Alexander Saverys-led company said it has already delivered the 2011-built, 165,000 dwt Stella to its new owne","tags":["suezmax","suez"],"category_tags":["tanker_market","bottleneck"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"India and the Widening Tanker Freight Squeeze","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/india-and-the-widening-tanker-freight-squeeze/","published_at":"2026-10-11T19:00:57+00:00"},{"title":"Stena Bulk Completes Fourth And Fifth Reflaggings To The Swedish Flag","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/stena-bulk-completes-fourth-and-fifth-reflaggings-to-the-swedish-flag/","published_at":"2026-10-08T19:00:00+00:00"},{"title":"SFL – Sale of four LR2 and three Suezmax tankers, and termination of charters","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/sfl-sale-of-four-lr2-and-three-suezmax-tankers-and-termination-of-charters/","published_at":"2026-10-07T15:00:53+00:00"}]},{"title":"Sweden frees sanctioned tanker after seven months","link":"https://splash247.com/sweden-frees-sanctioned-tanker-after-seven-months/","published_at":"2026-10-13T07:20:00+00:00","source":"Splash247","source_type":"rss","image":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sea-owl1_1-300x180.jpg","thumb":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/sea-owl1_1.jpg","summary":"Swedish authorities have cleared an EU-sanctioned product tanker to leave the country after nearly seven months at anchor following an investigation into its registration and seaworthiness. The Swedish Transport Agency has lifted an operating ban on the 2007-built, 75,000 dwt Sea","tags":["sanctions_evasion"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker After Seven-Month Detention","link":"https://gcaptain.com/sweden-releases-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-after-seven-month-detention/","published_at":"2026-10-12T12:45:10+00:00"},{"title":"Sanctioned tanker hijacked in Gulf of Aden","link":"https://splash247.com/sanctioned-tanker-hijacked-in-gulf-of-aden/","published_at":"2026-08-21T05:30:59+00:00"},{"title":"Cages, convoys and coastal routes: Russian shipping adapts to drone threat","link":"https://splash247.com/cages-convoys-and-coastal-routes-russian-shipping-adapts-to-drone-threat/","published_at":"2026-08-12T06:46:34+00:00"}]},{"title":"French marines swoop on former Sovcomflot tanker in the Indian Ocean","link":"https://splash247.com/french-marines-swoop-on-former-sovcomflot-tanker-in-the-indian-ocean/","published_at":"2026-10-13T05:33:16+00:00","source":"Splash247","source_type":"rss","image":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FranceTanker-300x190.jpeg","thumb":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/FranceTanker.jpeg","summary":"France has taken its crackdown on Russia’s shadow fleet into the Indian Ocean, boarding a former Sovcomflot aframax more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion. French marines descended by helicopter onto the 110,119 dwt DF Peak on Monday after authorities questioned the val","tags":["aframax","shadow_fleet"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Russia’s shadow fleet freight rates fracture on Black Sea premiums","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russias-shadow-fleet-freight-rates-fracture-on-black-sea-premiums/","published_at":"2026-10-12T19:00:57+00:00"},{"title":"France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’","link":"https://gcaptain.com/france-seizes-another-shadow-fleet-tanker-russia-decries-piracy/","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:56:21+00:00"},{"title":"Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker After Seven-Month Detention","link":"https://gcaptain.com/sweden-releases-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-after-seven-month-detention/","published_at":"2026-10-12T12:45:10+00:00"}]},{"title":"Persian Gulf/Hormuz 19-20 April Update","link":"https://www.reddit.com/r/maritime/comments/1sqj67g/persian_gulfhormuz_1920_april_update/","published_at":"2026-04-20T06:18:01+00:00","source":"reddit:r/maritime","source_type":"reddit","image":"https://preview.redd.it/3hslfri61bwg1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=42547c3199cca6d4c1dc15e34491fc4fefb9bd95","thumb":"https://preview.redd.it/3hslfri61bwg1.png?width=640&crop=smart&auto=webp&s=42547c3199cca6d4c1dc15e34491fc4fefb9bd95","summary":"Sunday and Monday Update (Apr 20, 2026) Following Saturday’s firing incident, Strait of Hormuz crossings were effectively halted, with near-zero fresh transit flow observed yesterday and only limited reopening of passage windows. Only 4 vessels moved out of Hormuz so far: * Al ","tags":["sanctions_evasion","suez"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","container_market","tanker_market","bottleneck"],"mmsi":419956001,"mmsi_data":{"mmsi":419956001,"lat":28.1953,"lng":49.3714,"speed_kn":8,"course_deg":-1,"updated":"2026-10-15 00:17:38","avg_speed_14d":7.144},"vessel_url":"https://shipinfo.net/vessels_map_mmsi_419956001","related":[{"title":"Cages, convoys and coastal routes: Russian shipping adapts to drone threat","link":"https://splash247.com/cages-convoys-and-coastal-routes-russian-shipping-adapts-to-drone-threat/","published_at":"2026-08-12T06:46:34+00:00"},{"title":"Asia-US container rates edge higher, tanker rates softer; Panama Canal limits transits","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/asia-us-container-rates-edge-higher-tanker-rates-softer-panama-canal-limits-transits/","published_at":"2026-08-23T19:00:54+00:00"},{"title":"Asia-US container rates rise, tanker rates ex-USG steady; Panama Canal lowers draft limits","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/asia-us-container-rates-rise-tanker-rates-ex-usg-steady-panama-canal-lowers-draft-limits/","published_at":"2026-08-09T19:00:58+00:00"}]},{"title":"Russia’s shadow fleet freight rates fracture on Black Sea premiums","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/russias-shadow-fleet-freight-rates-fracture-on-black-sea-premiums/","published_at":"2026-10-12T19:00:57+00:00","source":"Hellenic Shipping News","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"Black Sea tanker economics strengthened sharply in late September and early October as attacks on commercial shipping, disruption to Russian energy flows and tighter scrutiny of Russia-linked tonnage increased the cost and complexity of moving cargoes. Baltic routes moved in the ","tags":["aframax","shadow_fleet"],"category_tags":["freight_index","shadow_risk","tanker_market"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Record-breaking tanker rates pile pressure on already high fuel prices","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/record-breaking-tanker-rates-pile-pressure-on-already-high-fuel-prices/","published_at":"2026-10-13T19:00:57+00:00"},{"title":"French marines swoop on former Sovcomflot tanker in the Indian Ocean","link":"https://splash247.com/french-marines-swoop-on-former-sovcomflot-tanker-in-the-indian-ocean/","published_at":"2026-10-13T05:33:16+00:00"},{"title":"Sanctioned ships make up 58% of tanker scrapping deals this year","link":"https://splash247.com/sanctioned-ships-make-up-58-of-tanker-scrapping-deals-this-year/","published_at":"2026-08-17T06:30:30+00:00"}]},{"title":"Panama Canal 2026: five draft cuts since July, 32 transits/day from 15 Sep, and a $5.3M auction slot for a gas carrier. I put the slot, toll and revenue numbers in one place (video + sources)","link":"https://www.reddit.com/r/shipping/comments/1x485ac/panama_canal_2026_five_draft_cuts_since_july_32/","published_at":"2026-10-12T15:28:59+00:00","source":"reddit:r/shipping","source_type":"reddit","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"I wanted to see the 2026 restrictions next to the 2023–24 drought and the canal's own revenue figures, so I pulled together what I could source: Draft: five cuts since July: 50 → 49.5 ft (3 Jul), 49 (24 Jul), 48.5 (15 Aug), 48 (2 Sep), 47.5 ft from 1 Oct (ACP advisories). Dai","tags":["panama"],"category_tags":["freight_index","container_market","bottleneck"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Platts Container Index rises to $7,565/FEU, hitting highest level in 2026","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/platts-container-index-rises-to-7565-feu-hitting-highest-level-in-2026/","published_at":"2026-08-24T19:00:55+00:00"},{"title":"Container Rates Edge Lower Ahead of Golden Week as Suez Traffic Returns","link":"https://gcaptain.com/container-rates-edge-lower-ahead-of-golden-week-as-suez-traffic-returns/","published_at":"2026-09-24T14:06:10+00:00"},{"title":"Port congestion in Asia pushes carriers back to Suez as peak season splits across trade corridors","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/port-congestion-in-asia-pushes-carriers-back-to-suez-as-peak-season-splits-across-trade-corridors/","published_at":"2026-09-08T19:00:57+00:00"}]},{"title":"Weekly Vessel Valuations Report, October 13 2026","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/weekly-vessel-valuations-report-october-13-2026/","published_at":"2026-10-14T15:00:52+00:00","source":"Hellenic Shipping News","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"Bulkers Bulker values held broadly stable this week, with small softening for Supramax and the younger Panamax bands and slight gains for Handysize. Kamsarmax Kirribilli (82,200 DWT, 2011, Tadotsu Tsuneishi) sold to Middle Eastern buyers for USD 22.75 mil, VV Value USD 21.7 mil. ","tags":["panama"],"category_tags":["bottleneck"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Baltic Dry Index Falls to More Than 7-Week Low","link":"https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/baltic-dry-index-falls-to-more-than-7-week-low/","published_at":"2026-10-12T19:00:59+00:00"},{"title":"Panama Canal 2026: five draft cuts since July, 32 transits/day from 15 Sep, and a $5.3M auction slot for a gas carrier. I put the slot, toll and revenue numbers in one place (video + sources)","link":"https://www.reddit.com/r/shipping/comments/1x485ac/panama_canal_2026_five_draft_cuts_since_july_32/","published_at":"2026-10-12T15:28:59+00:00"},{"title":"Panama Canal unaffected by huge earthquake","link":"https://splash247.com/panama-canal-unaffected-by-huge-earthquake/","published_at":"2026-10-10T04:16:55+00:00"}]},{"title":"Sweden Releases Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker After Seven-Month Detention","link":"https://gcaptain.com/sweden-releases-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-after-seven-month-detention/","published_at":"2026-10-12T12:45:10+00:00","source":"gCaptain","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"Swedish authorities have cleared the sanctioned tanker Sea Owl 1 to leave the country after nearly seven months at anchor, following confirmation that the vessel is now legitimately registered under...","tags":["shadow_fleet","sanctions_evasion"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"EU Warship Boards Another Sanctioned Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in Mediterranean","link":"https://gcaptain.com/eu-warship-boards-another-sanctioned-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-in-mediterranean/","published_at":"2026-08-03T13:55:43+00:00"},{"title":"Italian navy boards sanctioned tanker off Sicily","link":"https://splash247.com/italian-navy-boards-sanctioned-tanker-off-sicily/","published_at":"2026-08-03T04:45:00+00:00"},{"title":"New registries emerge for the shadow fleet","link":"https://splash247.com/new-registries-emerge-for-the-shadow-fleet/","published_at":"2026-07-21T05:00:15+00:00"}]},{"title":"Sanctioned tanker hijacked in Gulf of Aden","link":"https://splash247.com/sanctioned-tanker-hijacked-in-gulf-of-aden/","published_at":"2026-08-21T05:30:59+00:00","source":"Splash247","source_type":"rss","image":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PIRACY_02-2-e1629182513924-300x184.jpg","thumb":"https://splash247.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/PIRACY_02-2-e1629182513924.jpg","summary":"A US-sanctioned product tanker has been hijacked in the Gulf of Aden and forced towards Somalia, the second reported vessel seizure in the region this week as Somali piracy gathers renewed momentum. UK Maritime Trade Operations said the incident occurred around 136 nautical miles","tags":["sanctions_evasion"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market","incident"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’","link":"https://gcaptain.com/france-seizes-another-shadow-fleet-tanker-russia-decries-piracy/","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:56:21+00:00"},{"title":"Oil Spill From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Could Rival Exxon Valdez","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-grounded-shadow-fleet-tanker-could-rival-exxon-valdez/","published_at":"2026-08-12T13:46:35+00:00"},{"title":"Oman Says Massive Oil Spill from Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-oman-from-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area/","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:03:55+00:00"}]},{"title":"Oil Spill From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Could Rival Exxon Valdez","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-grounded-shadow-fleet-tanker-could-rival-exxon-valdez/","published_at":"2026-08-12T13:46:35+00:00","source":"gCaptain","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"A vast oil spill in the Gulf is quickly becoming one of the world’s worst in years after being allowed to spread almost unchecked for weeks, according to international agencies, satellite imagery and environmental groups.","tags":["shadow_fleet","salvage"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market","incident"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Oman Says Massive Oil Spill from Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-oman-from-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area/","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:03:55+00:00"},{"title":"Oil Spill from Shadow Fleet Tanker Spreading Off Oman, Satellite Images Show","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-shadow-fleet-tanker-spreading-off-oman-satellite-images-show/","published_at":"2026-07-31T13:05:10+00:00"},{"title":"France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’","link":"https://gcaptain.com/france-seizes-another-shadow-fleet-tanker-russia-decries-piracy/","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:56:21+00:00"}]},{"title":"Oman Says Massive Oil Spill from Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-oman-from-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area/","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:03:55+00:00","source":"gCaptain","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"An oil slick is covering an area of around 390 square kilometers (150 square miles) off the coast of Oman, the country's government said on Monday, after a vessel under sanctions and carrying Russian crude sustained damage.","tags":["shadow_fleet","salvage"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market","incident"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Oil Spill From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Could Rival Exxon Valdez","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-grounded-shadow-fleet-tanker-could-rival-exxon-valdez/","published_at":"2026-08-12T13:46:35+00:00"},{"title":"Oil Spill from Shadow Fleet Tanker Spreading Off Oman, Satellite Images Show","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-shadow-fleet-tanker-spreading-off-oman-satellite-images-show/","published_at":"2026-07-31T13:05:10+00:00"},{"title":"France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; Russia Decries ‘Piracy’","link":"https://gcaptain.com/france-seizes-another-shadow-fleet-tanker-russia-decries-piracy/","published_at":"2026-10-13T10:56:21+00:00"}]},{"title":"Oil Spill from Shadow Fleet Tanker Spreading Off Oman, Satellite Images Show","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-shadow-fleet-tanker-spreading-off-oman-satellite-images-show/","published_at":"2026-07-31T13:05:10+00:00","source":"gCaptain","source_type":"rss","image":"","thumb":"","summary":"A sanctions-hit tanker is leaking oil off the coast of Oman and the spill has spread in recent days, increasing concern about possible environmental damage to coastal areas, according to an analysis of satellite imagery and shipping specialists.","tags":["shadow_fleet","salvage"],"category_tags":["shadow_risk","tanker_market","incident","dark_activity"],"mmsi":null,"mmsi_data":null,"vessel_url":null,"related":[{"title":"Oil Spill From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Could Rival Exxon Valdez","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-from-grounded-shadow-fleet-tanker-could-rival-exxon-valdez/","published_at":"2026-08-12T13:46:35+00:00"},{"title":"Oman Says Massive Oil Spill from Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker","link":"https://gcaptain.com/oil-spill-off-oman-from-tanker-under-sanctions-against-russia-spreads-over-huge-area/","published_at":"2026-08-10T14:03:55+00:00"},{"title":"France Seizes Another ‘Shadow Fleet’ Tanker; 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