Since 2022, over 800 shadow tankers have carried Russian oil in breach of sanctions.
Three years later, despite multiple calls to action, their traffic continues unabated in the Baltic and beyond.They fuel Russia’s war, endanger the seas, while continuing to operate with complicit actors internationally.
The evidence exists. What is missing is pressure and coordinated action.
Our mission
The Dark Waters Initiative aims to expose this evasion scheme, while offering tangible tools and solutions to counter Shadow Fleet activities.
Through transparency, collaboration and coordinated action, the Dark Waters Initiative will build a coalition to drag the Shadow Fleet and its enablers into the spotlight.
We believe that when information flows freely and experts work together, even the most sophisticated evasion schemes can be exposed and disrupted.