A loaded oil tanker that lost the ability to manoeuvre in the Baltic Sea near the German island of Rügen was being towed almost 25 kilometres eastwards by three tugs. The towing operation was proceeding very slowly at one to two knots (1.

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's foreign minister said the ship is one of Moscow's "dilapidated oil tankers" used to circumvent sanctions.A tanker heavily loaded with oil remained adrift in heavy seas off the northern coast of Germany,