A New York Times analysis of shipping data, satellite imagery and social media footage tracked how several tankers, most owned by shell companies established after Russia invaded Ukraine, secretly moved at least half a billion dollars’ worth of Russian oil — an apparent effort to deceive their U.S.-based insurer. The tankers use cutting-edge spoofing technology to make it appear they’re in one location when they’re really somewhere else. During at least 13 voyages, three tankers pretended to be sailing west of Japan. In reality, they were at terminals in Russia and shipping oil to China. #russianships #russia #oil #oiltankership #russianoil #investigation