New Russian “ghost fleet” tanker spotted east of Fuerteventura

The vessel is carrying 800,000 barrels of crude with no environmental oversight from authorities.

A recent post by maritime‑traffic analyst @springbok1973 on X warns that a vessel he describes as a “hard darkfleet tanker” – a hard‑to‑track ship from the Russian ghost fleet – passed east of Fuerteventura early this morning.

The analyst claims the ship, named Starlit, is “the archetype of a vessel used to simulate an environmental accident – essentially an environmental time‑bomb.”

According to the report, Russian ghost‑fleet tankers continue to traverse the waters around the archipelago without intervention from the Spanish government or international authorities, posing a serious threat to the islands’ coastlines.

We at this digital outlet would like to acknowledge @springbok1973, returning the nod he gave us, and thank him for highlighting this uncontrolled environmental hazard in waters near the archipelago.