FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — The Swedish Coast Guard said Friday it has boarded a tanker suspected of causing a 12-kilometer (8-mile) oil spill on the Baltic Sea, adding that the vessel is under European Union sanctions aimed at the “shadow fleet” transporting Russian oil.
The spill was detected early Thursday east of Gotland island, and investigators identified the Flora 1 as the suspected source. The Coast Guard boarded the vessel early Friday and took it and its 24-member crew to anchorage near Ysted in southern Sweden.
“We act when we detect emissions. This is a result of our enhanced maritime surveillance that we are conducting as a result…
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