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Sweden has arrested a crew member of a Russian cargo ship suspected of transporting stolen Ukrainian grain and other violations while sailing under a false flag.

Sweden has seized a cargo ship believed to be a part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' in the Baltic Sea, detaining ten Russian crew members.

Sweden's Coast Guard is investigating the ship 'Caffa,' crewed mainly by Russians, over suspicions it was transporting stolen grain under a false flag.

Swedish authorities boarded a vessel, Caffa, in the Baltic Sea, suspecting a predominantly Russian crew and illegal activities related to stolen Ukrainian grain.

Ukraine reports that a Russian drone attacked a civilian cargo ship in the Black Sea, injuring several crew members.

A ship was reportedly damaged by a Russian drone in the Odessa region while departing for the Black Sea, resulting in injuries among the crew members.

Russian forces attacked a civilian vessel in the Black Sea, causing injuries among its crew members.

Russian air defense reportedly shot down a Mi-8 helicopter in the Rostov region, resulting in three fatalities among its crew.

A Russian cargo ship carrying LNG exploded and sank off the coast of Libya, with the crew rescued by Maltese authorities.

Belgian authorities are requiring a bail of ten million euros for the release of the seized oil tanker 'Ethera', which remains docked at the port of Zeebrugge under the crew's watch.

A Russian tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, was reportedly attacked by marine drones near Libya while en route from the port of Murmansk, resulting in its sinking in the Mediterranean Sea and the rescue of all crew members.

A Russian Mi-8 military helicopter has been downed by friendly fire from air defence in Rostov Oblast, killing all three crew members.

A reported incident near Millerovo involved Russian air defense forces mistaking their own helicopter for a hostile target amid a UAV attack, resulting in casualties among the crew.

A sanctioned Russian tanker, the Arctic Metagaz, has caught fire in the Mediterranean while transporting liquefied natural gas, with the crew reported safe after being rescued.

A Russian-operated LNG tanker, Arctic Metagaz, caught fire in the Mediterranean Sea, prompting a rescue operation by Maltese authorities who successfully found the crew alive.

The crew of the Russian LNG tanker MT ARCTIC METAGAZ is reported safe and healthy after the vessel was attacked by Ukrainian sea drones, causing a fire while off the coast of Libya.

A Russian tanker under sanctions is burning in the Mediterranean near Malta, with its crew's whereabouts unknown.

Chen Zhangjie, the captain of the tanker Boracay, faces up to one year in prison in France for allegedly violating orders while Russian security agents monitored his crew.

A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft successfully docked at the International Space Station, transporting a multinational crew including a Russian cosmonaut.

Norwegian police intelligence warns that Russian crew members on non-Russian flagged ships represent a significant spy threat due to potential insights into coastal and underwater infrastructure.

Ukrainian forces are using Soviet-era cargo planes armed with miniguns to hunt Russian Shahed drones, as reported by a French television crew from TF1 who observed a mission involving civilian volunteers.

Vladimir Motin has been sentenced to six years in prison for causing a shipping accident in the North Sea, where a cargo ship collided with an oil tanker, resulting in the death of one crew member in 2025.

A Russian container ship captain has been sentenced to six years in prison for manslaughter due to gross negligence after a collision in the North Sea resulted in the death of a crew member.

A Russian captain was sentenced to six years in prison for gross negligence leading to the death of a crew member in a collision involving the tugboat Solong and the tanker Stena Immaculate.

A Russian captain was found guilty by a UK court of causing the death of a Filipino crew member after colliding with an oil tanker in the North Sea last year.

A Russian ship captain has been found guilty of manslaughter after his container ship collided with an oil tanker off the coast of Yorkshire, resulting in the death of a crew member.

A captain of a container ship was found guilty of manslaughter for the death of a crew member following a collision with an American tanker off the eastern coast of Britain last year.

A Russian captain has been sentenced for causing the death of a crew member after his vessel collided with the Swedish-owned Stena Immaculate in the North Sea last year.

A Russian ship captain was convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence following a collision in the North Sea that resulted in the death of crew member Mark Angelo Pernia.

The U.S. has released two Russian crew members from the oil tanker Marinera, which was seized earlier this month for allegedly violating U.S. sanctions.

Russian forces have attacked the Chornomorsk port, damaging a Maltese-flagged civilian vessel and injuring at least one crew member.

Russian captain Vladimir Motin is on trial for manslaughter after his vessel collided with an American oil tanker, resulting in the death of a crew member.

A drone attack targeted the Kazakh oil tanker 'Matilda' while it was heading to a Russian Black Sea port, but no crew members were injured according to the KazMunayGas.

A Russian drone strike on a Panama-flagged tanker near a Ukrainian port injured one crew member as maritime rescue services responded to the incident.

Kiev reports that a Russian attack has resulted in the deaths of a Syrian crew member aboard a cargo ship as tensions escalate in the Black Sea region.

Ukraine reported that Russian attacks on two cargo vessels in the Black Sea have resulted in the death of a Syrian crew member.

The Ukrainian Embassy in the US has confirmed that Ukrainian citizens are among the crew of the detained Russian tanker Bella 1 and is coordinating with US authorities for consular access.

The U.S. is reportedly set to release two Russian crew members of the Marinera oil tanker, following a request from Moscow, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Russia announced that the U.S. has released two Russian crew members from a seized oil tanker linked to sanctions violations.

The US has released two Russian crew members from the seized oil tanker ‘Marinera’ following a request from the Kremlin, according to the Russian Foreign Ministry.

Russia has condemned the U.S. seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic as a violation of maritime law and labeled it 'blatant piracy,' while the U.S. has indicated that the crew may face trial in the United States.

The seizure of a Russian-linked oil tanker has raised alarms among NATO and Nordic-Baltic governments regarding the crew and operations of shadow fleet vessels.

US Navy SEALs successfully boarded the Russian oil tanker Marinera after a maritime chase and coordinated assault using a Blackhawk helicopter, with the crew unharmed.

The White House indicated that the crew of the seized tanker Bella 1 might face legal action in the United States for breaching sanctions due to the vessel carrying Russian nationals.

Russia is calling on the U.S. to facilitate the rapid return of Russian crew members from a seized tanker in the North Atlantic, emphasizing their rights and humane treatment.

The Finnish police have detained the crew of the freighter Fitburg, which was stopped on New Year's Eve in Finnish waters, as investigations are ongoing into their role in the incident involving damage to a cable.

Finland has detained two crew members of a Russian ship suspected of damaging a critical underwater telecommunications cable between Helsinki and Tallinn.

The Finnish police have detained the crew of a cargo ship suspected of cutting a key telecommunications cable in the Baltic Sea, which included Russian nationals.

The crew of the 'Bella 1', part of the 'phantom fleet' used by Russia, Iran, and Venezuela to evade international sanctions, sought protection from Moscow while changing course towards the North Atlantic.

A crew member on the oil tanker Bella 1, fleeing from the U.S. Coast Guard, painted a Russian flag on the vessel and now claims to have Russian status.