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'Dark fleet' of oil tankers risk more maritime disasters in Asia

The West needs to bring Russian oil shipping out of the shadows

| Singapore
Though the majority of Asian countries did not join in the West's sanctions against Russian oil, they are expected to abide by them.   © Reuters

Vandana Hari is founder of Vanda Insights, a Singapore-based global energy market intelligence provider.

A collision between two oil tankers off Singapore on July 19 has put a fresh spotlight on the dangers posed by a recently enlarged fleet of vessels that engage in illicit practices to avoid detection while transporting barrels from sanctioned countries on long and sometimes circuitous voyages.

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