Tanker vetting report reveals dark fleet safety concerns

An inspection report on a Panamax tanker linked to other dark fleet vessels, many of them sanctioned, reveals the extent of safety risks currently being investigated by Denmark and Sweden, writes Michelle Wiese-Bockmann of Lloyd's List

A dark fleet* tanker that regularly ships Russian oil through the Danish straits and English Channel was last month revealed to have a string of serious deficiencies compromising environmental and crew safety.