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Tanker Falsifies and Disables AIS Tracking To Hide Entries Into Russian Ports While Leaving a Trail of Pollution in European Waters

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The Liberian-flagged tanker NEW SUNRISE is currently broadcasting a false location in the Persian Gulf after leaving a trail of oily waste and unanswered questions regarding its activities in European waters over the past few months.

Analysis fueled by SkyTruth and Global Fishing Watch reveals that the operators of the NEW SUNRISE petrochemical tanker falsified their Automatic Identification System (AIS) position broadcast between November 14 and November 25, 2024, as well as between February 4, 2025 and the date of this publication (February 18, 2025).

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Tankers Falsify AIS Tracking Positions to Hide Entry into Russian Black Sea Ports

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Amid efforts to enforce an oil price cap and prevent the looting of agricultural products, four tankers were detected disguising their routes in the Black Sea

In late February, as the world marked the one-year anniversary of the war in Ukraine—the impetus for U.S. and NATO allies to impose new price caps on Russian crude and refined oil products—four tankers broadcast elaborate false tracks in the western Black Sea, our analysis finds. Their real locations were hundreds of miles away.

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Russian Tanker Falsifies AIS Data, Hides Likely Activity Around Malta and Cyprus

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A first-of-its kind discovery of deceptive ship location broadcasts by a Russian tanker underlines a growing risk of unregulated vessel activity

The maritime world is likely entering an unprecedented period of deceptive shipping practices by tanker operators seeking to avoid sanctions. The recent announcement of a price cap on Russian crude—and a new ban on Western companies insuring Russian cargoes—sets the stage for an increase in clandestine activities by ocean vessels. Not only does this intentional deception provide cover for possibly illegal activity: The misuse of the AIS collision avoidance system jeopardizes safety at sea by ratcheting up the risk of collisions, oil spills, and other serious accidents.

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Analysis Shows Intercepted Oil Tanker Demonstrated Spoofing Activity

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Vessel had been falsifying its position late last year

When the tanker SKIPPER (IMO 9304667) was intercepted and boarded by the U.S. Coast Guard on Dec. 10, 2025, U.S. authorities said that the vessel was stateless, having falsely claimed to be flagged to Guyana. Of interest to us, however, was the claim that the tanker had been falsifying its position broadcast on the automatic identification system (AIS).

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New in Cerulean: Tracking Oil Pollution from Sanctioned Tankers

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How POLITICO Used Cerulean to Expose Oil Pollution from Sanctioned Tankers

A new investigation by POLITICO and SourceMaterial using SkyTruth’s Cerulean oil slick monitoring platform found that at least five sanctioned Russian tankers have continued operating in European waters after leaving oil slicks behind. The investigation is one of the first to directly link environmental damage from the “shadow fleet” to visible pollution at sea.