Oil spills and near misses: more ghost tankers ship sanctioned fuel


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[1/2] People swim and surf in the sea after an offshore oil spill drenched much of Israel's Mediterranean shoreline with tar, near Atlit, Israel February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun Summary Risk of accidents in focus as 'shadow' fleet grows Stirs fears of oil spills, decades after Exxon Valdez Hundreds of ships carry oil from sanctioned nations Many ship certifiers and insurers have pulled services LONDON, March 23 (Reuters) - An oil tanker runs aground off eastern China, leaking fuel into the water. Another is caught in a collision near Cuba. A third is seized in Spain for drifting out of...