The shadowy world of deserted oil tankers | EUROtoday

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These ships, usually oil tankers such because the one Ivan is caught on, are extra typically ageing vessels of obscure possession, unseaworthy, doubtless uninsured, and operationally hazardous. And they usually sail underneath flags of comfort or FOCs – the ships are registered in nations with very restricted regulatory oversight.

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