04 May The Zombie Fleet: Undead Vessels, Illicit Crude, and Maduro’s Maritime Smuggling Empire
By, Jesús Daniel Romero, Co-Founder and Senior Fellow, MSI² & William Acosta, SME Summary In a bold display of maritime deception, the Maduro regime has ramped up its use of so-called “zombie tankers” to export oil in violation of U.S. sanctions. These ghost ships—operating under stolen identities, falsified...