Konstantin Krasnokutskiy, managing partner of NAVICUS.LAW and president of the Maritime Law Association (RUMLA), gave a comment to Business FM about Denmark’s decision to tighten vessel controls in the Baltic Sea.
He explained that coastal states cannot block innocent passage but can inspect ships for environmental compliance under the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. The stricter checks likely stem from recent incidents involving the tankers Volgoneft. Sanctions also challenge insurance payouts for environmental damage from dark fleet and Russia-related vessels.
Full interview is available at https://www.bfm.ru/news/567174
