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German authorities must await a court decision before they can dispose of the seized Eventin

The German authorities must await a court decision before they can potentially dispose of the seized "Eventin." The ship is believed to belong to Russia's shadow fleet.According to the Federal Ministry of Finance, legal action has been filed against the seizure. Further enforcement measures must be waived until the competent court makes its decision. The responsible authorities, meanwhile examined and confirmed the ship's seaworthiness. Maritime safety and the threat situation remained subject to ongoing review. The ship, which is moored off Sassnitz on the island of Rügen, is to be relocated promptly to a so-called dangerous goods anchorage, approximately three nautical miles from its current mooring.

Politicians call for solution regarding anchored tanker

Regarding the fate of the "Eventin", which has been anchored in the Baltic Sea off Sassnitz for three months now, Stefan Kerth, non-partisan district administrator of the Vorpommern-Rügen district, is calling for a quick solution for the confiscated tanker. "Many citizens are worried. The 'Eventin' shouldn't remain anchored off Rügen for another few weeks or months." The environmental organization Greenpeace also considers the berth off Rügen to be insufficiently safe,– because it could all too easily become a target there: "In times when commercially available drones can be converted into weapons for a few hundred euros, a fully loaded tanker has enormous potential for damage. A ship of that age and with that history shouldn't be left unprotected off the German coast for weeks," Greenpeace expert Thilo Maack said. The "Eventin," a double-hulled tanker built by Samsung in South Korea in 2005, is officially classified by the EU as part of the so-called Russian "shadow fleet," which Putin is using to circumvent Western sanctions following Russia's attack on Ukraine.

Confiscation creates conditions for disposal of ship and cargo

The confiscation of the 'Eventin' creates the conditions for the disposal of the ship and its cargo of approximately 100,000 tons of oil," a spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Finance hassaid. A crew change has already taken place. Further information is currently not available due to ongoing customs measures. The EU member states had already placed the "Eventin" on the list of sanctions against Russia. The tanker is thus one of more than 150 ships in the so-called shadow fleet subject to sanctions.