An oil tanker sailing under the Panamanian flag that ran out of power in the Baltic Sea last week has been towed to safety off the German island of Ruegen, authorities said.

A stricken tanker loaded with Russian oil that lost the ability to manoeuver in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen will likely be towed towards Skagen at the northern tip of Denmark, German authorities said on Monday.

The tanker Eventin, part of the Russian "shadow fleet," is drifting north of Rügen due to an engine failure. It is one of the vessels Russians use to bypass sanctions imposed for the invasion of Ukraine and is carrying 99,

A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen has been towed to the city harbour of Sassnitz. The stricken tanker Eventin, loaded with 99,000 tons of oil,

An oil tanker believed to be part of Russia’s efforts to evade international sanctions went adrift and had to be towed ashore by a German tugboat.

Germany is working to secure a drifting Russian oil tanker, believed to be part of Moscow’s “shadow fleet” used to fund its war in Ukraine, after it lost control in the Baltic Sea.

A Russian tanker, Eventin, is being towed in the Baltic Sea after a blackout, raising concerns over its ties to the shadow fleet and oil sanctions.

Germany was battling Saturday to secure a heavily loaded tanker stranded off its northern coast, towing the stricken ship that it said was part of Russia's sanctions-busting "shadow fleet" away