"The towing convoy is moving eastwards to a position northeast of Cape Arkona (Rügen)," Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (CCME) said, referring to the German island in the southwestern part of the Baltic Sea.

The oil tanker Eventin is believed to be part of Moscow’s efforts to evade sanctions - Greenpeace says it belongs to Russia's 'shadow fleet.'View on euronews

The White House, now unconcerned about the effect on gas prices and inflation, blacklisted two of Russia’s biggest oil producers and nearly 200 tanker ships.

The Group of Seven democracies have sought to crimp Russia’s oil export earnings that help fund the war against Ukraine

The tanker Eventin, which met with an accident in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen, is being towed east by three tugboats for safety reasons. Source: spokesperson for Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies speaking to DW,

Germany was racing Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" away from shore to avert an oil spill.

Russia’s oil revenue dropped to $14.6 billion in November 2024, with prices for Urals FOB Primorsk falling by $1.4 to $61.1 per barrel, and Urals FOB Novorossiysk dropping by $1.1 to $61.9 per barrel,

Officials have stated that the tanker remains watertight.