DOZENS of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the ...

Some 20 tankers registered in the microstate allegedly smuggled Russian and Iranian fuel between 2024 and 2025 amid lax oversight.

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Dozens of oil tankers suspected of smuggling contraband crude for Russia and Iran have been using a beachside office in the ...

The Cook Islands-flagged oil tanker Eagle S, which has been accused of skirting sanctions as a part of Russia's 'shadow fleet ...

New Zealand has rebuked close neighbour the Cook Islands after an AFP analysis of sanctions data revealed 34 foreign tankers were suspected of oil smuggling while sailing under the Pacific ...

Without ever setting foot in the palm-fringed micro-state, foreign ship owners can pay Maritime Cook Islands to sail under ...

Analysis reveals tankers smuggling crude for Russia and Iran used the South Pacific nation's beachside office to conceal activity.