EU Dossiers Russian-linked Tanker in Mediterranean
EU forces conducted a search of the tanker Midag in the Mediterranean Sea, reportedly linked to Russia, according to EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The vessel sailed under the flag of Zimbabwe.
Consensus
- EU forces conducted a search of a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea
- The tanker is named Midag
- The tanker sailed under the flag of Zimbabwe
- The search was reported by EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas
- The tanker is reportedly linked to Russia
Points of divergence
- EU naval forces IRINI conducted boarding on November 13, 2020, on the tanker suspected of belonging to Russia's shadow fleet — vm
- The operation was part of EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, established in March 2020 to monitor UN arms embargo on Libya, later expanded to monitor suspicious activity in the Mediterranean — vm
- France previously detained the oil tanker Deliver off Sicily, also suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet — vm
- UK authorities plan to sell nearly 100,000 tons of oil from another detained tanker — vm
- Russia previously labeled such Western actions against ships as 'piracy of the 21st century' — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Kallas says inspection in Mediterranean Sea of tanker allegedly linked to Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Kallas claims inspection in Mediterranean of tanker allegedly linked to Russia. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Kallas says about inspection of allegedly Russian tanker in the Mediterranean — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Russia
- Kallas
- Mediterranean Sea
- Zimbabwe
- ShipFinder
- VesselTracker
- EU
- West
- European Union (EU)
- EUNAVFOR MED IRINI
- Midag