towing the stricken ship that it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" away from shore to avert an oil spill.

Rusty tankers'- Although the tanker was navigating under the Panamanian flag, the German foreign ministry linked it to Russia's "shadow fleet" used to avoid Western sanctions imposed on its oil ...

Germany was battling on January 11 to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship that it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet ...

A handout photo released by the German Central Command for Maritime Emergencies (Havariekommando) shows the tanker 'Eventin' as a towing connection is established from the emergency tug boat ...