The dangers arising from falsely flagged, stateless and lawless ships sailing through European and UK territorial waters is something the region’s governments grapple with daily.
Sanctioned tankers using fraudulent registries such as Malawi, Eswatini and Benin are navigating the Danish Strait and English Channel every day, violating international laws and posing clear risks to maritime safety, security and the environment.
But it is highly unusual to see a falsely flagged tanker outside these lanes and in Greece territorial waters.
Yet this is exactly where Windward Maritime AI™ has identified the Aframax tanker View (IMO 9271327) anchored since July 14 near the small, uninhabited island of Agios Georgios, at the entrance to the Saronic Gulf.
False Flag Problem Now on Greek Shores
View is not only falsely flagged with Guinea but has scored the Russia sanctions trifecta: listed by EU, UK and the U.S. in the past seven months.
Windward’s MAI Expert™, a generative AI maritime agent, has summarized View’s risk scores, risk indicators, and behavioral patterns — highlighting numerous dark activities, deceptive shipping practices, extensive involvement in Russian trade, frequent changes in ownership and management, and a history of mechanical…