Shadow Fleet Standoff Off Scotland Signals New Era of Sanctions Enforcement

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From the article:

For a brief period, it appeared that the Scottish courts might intervene. An interim interdict was granted to prevent the removal of the master and first officer while the legality of their detention was considered. But during court proceedings it emerged that the two men had already been transferred from Marinera to the US Coast Guard cutter Munro , which had sailed beyond UK territorial waters.

How much responsibility can realistically be placed on a master to verify the legality of a voyage when ownership, chartering and cargo interests are deliberately opaque? What legal protections exist if senior officers become the focus of enforcement action? And how will recruitment, crewing and insurance be affected if certain trades are perceived as carrying unacceptable personal risk?

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Did you read those articles before you posted? Just reading the headlines might give the impression the crew has been released.

The M Ex article says this:

There was a crew of 28 reportedly aboard the tanker. Six of the crew are reported to be from Georgia, including the captain, who the United States continues to detain.

The Moscow Times article this:

“Two Russian sailors have been released and are on their way home to Russia,” Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the state-run RIA Novosti news agency on Wednesday.

The fate of the rest of the Marinera’s crew was unclear.

Six of the crew are reported to be from Georgia, including the captain, who the United States continues to detain.

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Yes I have .
Two of them confirm two russian seafarers were finaly released . As per earlier articles from these and other sources one could get the impression that Russians were released immediately after their ministry of foreign affaires intervened . As later was revealed it was not the case .

You are assuming too much.

Pls explain in what way these two links derail your original post. Try your best before it gets too political.

If in your opinion that is the case , it is my understanding You have all the tools to remove them. I have never complained about such actions as far as I remember.

Cheers

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Don’t worry about Scottish Waters, they are perfectectly safe.

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