Syria and Myanmar emerge as new false flags for Russia-linked tankers

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Russia-linked tankers falsely registered under the flags of Syria and Myanmar in the second quarter amid a growing network of fraudulent ship registries. Neither Syria nor Myanmar operates international registries, indicating deliberate false flagging to evade sanctions.

Russia-linked tankers falsely claimed the flags of Syria and Myanmar for the first time during the second quarter, the latest twist in a rapidly expanding ecosystem of fraudulent ship registries being used to keep sanctioned tonnage trading. Neither Syria nor Myanmar operates an international ship registry, meaning any tanker broadcasting either flag is by definition …