Russia’s “Zombie Tanker” Drift Crisis

Russian tanker “Chariot Tide,” carrying 400,000 barrels of refined diesel, has drifted out of control approximately 60 kilometers off the coast of Málaga, Spain. The vessel remains in a state of crisis: “out of control” for several days, moving at an extremely slow speed of 0.2-1 knots. It previously narrowly avoided grounding off the Moroccan coast and has been dubbed a “ticking time bomb at sea.”