An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s efforts to evade sanctions went adrift and had to be towed by a German tugboat Friday in what Germany's foreign minister called a danger to security and tourism in the Baltic Sea.

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said a heavily loaded oil tanker that Germany's maritime emergencies agency had to secure on January 10 in the Baltic Sea is part of the "shadow fleet" that Moscow uses to avoid sanctions on its oil exports.

Germany has stopped a Panamanian-flagged tanker carrying about 99,000 tonnes of Russian oil from drifting uncontrollably off the Baltic Sea coast. Source: Reuters Details: Reuters reports that the 274-metre-long tanker Eventin had been drifting slowly since Friday morning and was unable to manoeuvre.

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

The vessel "Eventin," loaded with 100,000 tons of oil, is adrift off the northern German coast. Germany's foreign minister said the ship is one of Moscow's "dilapidated oil tankers" used to circumvent sanctions.

A Russian tanker loaded with 99,000 tonnes of oil was reported adrift off the northern coast of Germany. Part of Russia's "shadow fleet," the vessel lost power and steering. Three tugboats and a helicopter team were dispatched to secure it.

The tanker Eventin, part of the Russian "shadow fleet," is drifting north of Rügen due to an engine failure. It is one of the vessels Russians use to bypass sanctions imposed for the invasion of Ukraine and is carrying 99,