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flag A sanctioned oil tanker uses fake flags to hide its identity and evade detection while trading oil illegally.

flag A US-sanctioned oil tanker, formerly known as Bertha and operating as Ekta, is using false Cook Islands maritime identifiers to evade detection, according to the Cook Islands Maritime Authority. flag The vessel, banned for transporting Iranian crude oil, has been tracked in the Caribbean despite being deregistered in November 2024. flag It continues to broadcast fake Cook Islands AIS signals, misleading tracking platforms. flag The ship is part of a network of at least 16 vessels linked to a "shadow fleet" involved in illicit oil trade with Iran and Russia. flag While New Zealand and US authorities have raised concerns, the vessel remains at large, with its last known location near the Gulf of Guinea in December 2024.

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