US high seas seizures will test Russian resolve to protect shadow fleet
- Seizure of Marinera prompts questions about UNCLOS legitimacy and sovereign state protection of ships
- Marinera dumped fraudulent Guyana identity to join Russian flag mid-voyage
- US action calls into question how much protection is offered to the recent influx of shadow fleet tankers to the Russian flag
No state has the right to use force against vessels duly registered in the jurisdictions of other states, argues Russia as US seized Russian-flagged shadow fleet ship
