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Sweden Seizes Stateless Ship Caffa Over Fake Flag Grain Smuggling

6/4/2026

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Swedish authorities declared the vessel Caffa stateless and ordered its seizure after Ukraine requested assistance.
Prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko said the Caffa entered Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory under a falsified Guinean flag.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk reported the ship carried grain from Morocco to St. Petersburg and off-loaded stolen cargo at Tartus in July 2025.
Kyiv said that in early 2026, 25 vessels made 50 voyages, exporting over 850,000 tons of grain in breach of laws.

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Swedish authorities declared the vessel Caffa stateless and ordered its seizure after Ukraine requested assistance.
Prosecutor general Ruslan Kravchenko said the Caffa entered Russian-occupied Ukrainian territory under a falsified Guinean flag.
Vladyslav Vlasiuk reported the ship carried grain from Morocco to St. Petersburg and off-loaded stolen cargo at Tartus in July 2025.
Kyiv said that in early 2026, 25 vessels made 50 voyages, exporting over 850,000 tons of grain in breach of laws.