‘Zombie vessel’ turns up at Chinese port, posing as retired ship

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An oil tanker appeared at a Chinese port carrying crude last week despite the ship having been retired nearly three years ago.

The ship appears to be a “zombie vessel,” taking on the identity of an actual ship that is no longer in service in an attempt to evade economic sanctions, according to a report from Bloomberg.

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