Estonia says Russia detained a tanker in Baltic Sea

Tensions in the Baltic Sea: Russia detains oil tanker that left Estonian port

Russian authorities detained a Greek-owned oil tanker, Green Admire, on May 18 after it departed from Estonia’s Port of Sillamae en route to Rotterdam, and was transiting Russia’s territorial waters along a previously agreed shipping corridor.

Estonia Says Russia Detained Greek-Owned Tanker in Gulf of Finland

Russia detained a Greek-owned oil tanker on Sunday after it left an Estonian port in the Gulf of Finland, the Estonian Foreign Ministry said, adding it had alerted NATO allies to the incident.

A Greek oil tanker has been stopped by Russia in the Baltic Sea. The ship came from Estonia and briefly passed through Russian waters. Apparently, this is the Russian reaction to an incident last week.

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Estonia said Russia detained an oil tanker after it left a port in the Baltic country.

Russia detains oil tanker departing Estonian port

Russia detained the oil tanker Green Admire in the Baltic Sea as it was departing the Estonian port of Sillamäe, Estonia’s Foreign Ministry said. The vessel had been traveling along a previously agreed route that passes through Russian territorial waters.

Green Admire, flying under the flag of Liberia, has left the port of Sillamae through a designated channel. Russia is said to have intercepted the ship.