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Eventin put on sanction list

On Feb 18 it was officially announced, that the Russian shadow tanker "Eventin", which has been off Rügen for weeks, will in future be subject to strict EU sanctions. The tanker is now on the list of almost 200 ships subject to sanctions. The decision from Brussels is likely to hit the 24 crew members on board particularly hard. The sanctions state, among other things, that they will no longer be supplied with food from land. The Stralsund public prosecutor's office is investigating - against the crew, especially the captain. According to a preliminary assessment, a change in the criminal assessment of the previous conduct of the crew of the 'Eventin' is unlikely to be expected. The ship remained anchored between Binz and Sassnitz on the Sassnitz roadstead as of Feb 21.

Investigations off Sassnitz are going on

The "Eventin" is still not allowed to continue its journey due to ongoing investigations. As long as the results of the investigations are pending, a sailing ban applies. Two investigations are underway in which customs and the classification society DNV are involved. The results were sent to Panama as the flag state, which instructed the crew of the "Eventin" to cooperate with the authorities in Germany. There was no precise information on the further timetable. The customs inspections focused on the question of whether the approximately 100,000 tons of oil on board the "Eventin" was Russian oil and whether the EU oil embargo was being violated. The Stralsund public prosecutor's office had announced that there was no initial suspicion of a crime. The ageing ship was also prohibited from sailing due to technical shortcomings.

Tanker remains off Sassnitz while inspections are going on

The "Eventin" was still detained on Jan 30, almost three weeks after its accident near the island of Rügen. The technical inspection has not yet been completed, according to the Federal Ministry of Transport. The temporary ban on further sailing by the ship safety department therefore still applied. A few days later, the main engine was running again, and the captain asked for permission to leave. However, this was also prohibited due to inspections by the General Customs Directorate. An investigation was being carried out to determine whether the cargo was Russian oil and whether the EU oil embargo was being violated. According to the Stralsund public prosecutor's office, the inspection carried out so far has not revealed any initial suspicion of a criminal offense. Representatives of the classification society DNV went on board for the technical inspection. The evaluation of this inspection has not been completed. The tanker is on a list of ships from the so-called Russian shadow fleet, which mostly refers to older tankers and other cargo ships with opaque ownership structures that Russia uses to circumvent sanctions as a result of its war against Ukraine.