The tanker Jin Hui, which was boarded by the Swedish Coast Guard off the coast of Trelleborg, Sweden, on May 3, 2026. TT News Agency/Johan Nilsson/Reuters
A Swedish prosecutor said on May 4 that he has placed the Chinese captain of an oil tanker suspected of being part of the Russian shadow fleet under arrest on suspicion of carrying false documents and violating laws on seaworthiness.
The Swedish Coast Guard and police boarded the Syrian-flagged Jin Hui in Swedish territorial waters on May 3.
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