Flagless, sanctioned ships with no clear insurance continue to trade unchallenged
The problem of ships flying fraudulent flags or carrying expired ‘provisional’ registration certificates continues to grow, with governments unable to keep up with the rapid pace of flag-hopping among registries either unwilling or incapable of policing vessels falling through the cracks of international regulations
Three sanctioned ships formerly owned by the Syrian government continue to carry grain between Russian occupied Crimea and Syria, despite the vessels having no flag registration or known insurance cover