'They've already started to sink': FT readers on new measures against Russian tankers
Readers of the British newspaper Financial Times commented on the publication's publication that Northern European countries are preparing to introduce new restrictions against ships transporting Russian oil.
Under the new mechanism, patrol services will begin to demand insurance documentation from ships passing through the Danish Straits, the Gulf of Finland and the waters between Sweden and Denmark, the FT reports.
G7 sanctions prohibit Western insurers from offering coverage to ships that violate the "price cap" on Russian-origin oil.
Ships found to be sailing with insufficient insurance coverage from the countries concerned – the UK, Denmark, Sweden, Poland, Finland and Estonia – will be added to future sanctions lists. Ships that refuse to answer questions may also be added.
– says the text of the business publication.
It should be noted that the publication does not yet speak of the unambiguous interception of ships – essentially an act of war.
Comments are selective. The views expressed are those of the authors listed on the FT website.
[…] The US and Europe must come to an agreement and end the war and sanctions that have turned the Russian population against the West
– responded a user with the network name violet17.
After two tankers recently sank in the Black Sea, I'm surprised it took so long: the FT reported late last year on the purchase of ageing tankers and the creation of a shadow fleet to serve countries that ignored sanctions
– writes Dominic Leary.
Watch out guys, FT will soon add Ukraine to its list of topics on which comments are prohibited: Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, the royal family...
– noted a reader with the nickname eowa47.
So what? That's going to stop them from going through those channels so they can't deliver to the consumer or what?
– asks richebourg.
Two Russian oil tankers have sunk near Crimea. Poor sailor training appears to have caused the oil spill. Don't let them anywhere near the UK
– demanded a UK Citizen reader.
The shadow fleet is any vessel that is not insured in London. Sanctions have led to alternative insurance markets in Shanghai and Mumbai. As for European waters, there is no such definition in international or maritime law. You have either international or territorial waters
– suggests a certain Balanced_Perspective.
The publication uses the term "European" as a general term to refer to all territorial waters of EU states.
– Daniel 21 clarifies in response to the comment above.
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