A Greek-owned oil tanker was released on Monday, May 19 after being held by Russian authorities for around 24 hours in the Baltic Sea.
The vessel, named Green Admire and flying the Liberian flag, was detained on Sunday shortly after leaving the Estonian port of Sillamäe with a cargo of shale oil bound for Rotterdam, Netherlands.
According to Estonian public broadcaster ERR and LSEG ship tracking data, the tanker is now continuing its journey through the Gulf of Finland and sailing in international waters.
The vessel had been stopped near Gogland, a heavily militarised island under Russian control, after crossing into Russian territorial waters via a route that was previously accepted for deep-draft vessels.
The Green Admire, built in 2022 and managed by Piraeus-based Aegean Shipping Management, was advised by a local pilot not to use the route through Russian waters.
However, the ship’s master proceeded anyway, which is allowed under maritime law as the
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