politics
enero 28, 2026
Нефтяные танкеры отключают систему отслеживания, когда передвигаются между российскими и грузинскими портами
Нефтяные танкеры, курсирующие по Чёрному морю между российскими и грузинскими портами, массово отключают систему автоматической идентификации (AIS)
TL;DR
- Oil tankers in the Black Sea, particularly those traveling between Russian and Georgian ports, are disabling their Automatic Identification Systems (AIS).
- At least 19 vessels were observed turning off their AIS signals when leaving Russian ports between 2024 and 2026.
- Of these, 11 were confirmed to be carrying oil, while the cargo of the remaining eight could not be definitively identified.
- A former Georgian border police official stated that Georgian ports have been utilized for sanction circumvention.
- The tanker Waler, flagged under Panama and operated by a Turkish company, reportedly made at least two oil deliveries from Russia to the Georgian port of Poti with its AIS disabled.
- Ukraine sanctioned the Waler in December 2025 for alleged involvement in Russian oil exports using deceptive practices.
- Georgia has not joined sanctions against Russia but claims sanctioned Russian oil is not transported through its territory.
- Disabling AIS is noted as a tactic used by Russia's 'shadow fleet' to evade sanctions, according to a report by the Royal United Services Institute.