European nations start to split on stateless vessel boardings
- Containership Nora switched to the Iranian flag while under Danish detention, while reflagging to Russia has continued on a much greater scale
- Increasingly tense rhetoric from Moscow could see European nations pare back their boarding strategy
- Norway, Iceland and Denmark have expressed reticence to board tankers, while Sweden has reinforced its agency in deciding what to do in its waters
Stateless vessels have become a popular target for Europe’s bid to disrupt the shadow fleet, but there are signs that approaches in the bloc might be beginning to differ
