The vessel was sanctioned in July 2025 and has since changed its name from Myrtos to Smyrtos
“Just lob an S at the front lads. Be grand.”
Title is wrong. It should say “UK privateers steal Russian oil during oil shortage caused by America and Israel”.
No, it’s the UK government seizing a ship from smugglers that were sent by Russia, which knows its being sanctioned because they are playing the genocide game in Ukraine
There, now you’re up to date again.
And when Ukraine was exterminating Russian speakers in its borders? Was that genocide too?
If it were true, yes.
Putting the politics aside, the dark fleet is a major disaster waiting to happen. We’ve already seen some small ones. These things are near or more usually past 4th special survey (which it normally the “retirement” age of big tankers), horrible maintained racking up multiple PSC violations every time they put into a non-Russian allied port.
Nobody wants one of these to sink or blow up in heavily trafficked European waters.
And Russian regulars are aboard posed at ratings so they can keep the officers in line. Both the officers and ratings work in horrible, dangerous conditions.
I happen to agree with the politics: Europe must stop Russia or we’ll be next. But you don’t have to agree with that to see what a monumental danger these ships and their operations are.
Nah, Russia can go fuck itself. Get out of Ukraine or die.
So every other country in the world is justified in comandeering American vessels, because its doing a genocide in Iran and Palestine, right?
That’s whataboutism. I get your hatred for the US. I feel the same. Fuck 'em. But just bc the US and Israel are evil, we shouldn’t suddenly start praising the Russian fascists.
Sometimes whataboutism can help to illuminate hypocrisy.
Even though that’s Israel technically, I’d still say yes. The US is propping them up enough that they are liable.
