Inside the Shadow Fleet: Sanctions, Secrets & Seafarer Risk | Sea Views

🌊 What really happens in the shadows of global shipping? In this episode of Sea Views, host Julia Gosling sits down with Michelle Wiese Bockmann, Senior Maritime Intelligence Analyst at Windward, to unpack the hidden world of the Dark Fleet — the covert network of tankers defying sanctions, faking identities, and endangering lives at sea. 🚢 What You’ll Learn: - What the “Dark Fleet” really is — and why it exists - How ships disguise their identities through false flags and GPS spoofing - The human cost: crew welfare, pay, and safety on shadow vessels - The environmental and geopolitical risks tied to illicit oil trades - Why regulation and enforcement struggle to keep up - How AI is being used to track deceptive maritime activity 🎙️ About Sea Views Sea Views floats the big issues in maritime with thought leaders driving change for safer seas. Supported by CHIRP Maritime & The Seafarers’ Charity. 🌐 www.chirp.co.uk | www.theseafarerscharity.org 📲 Connect: Adam Parnell (Director, CHIRP Maritime) – https://www.linkedin.com/in/adam-parnell-chirp/ Julia Gosling (Host, Sea Views) – https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliaahoy/ #SeaViews #BehindTheSparkle #YachtCrewWelfare #SuperyachtSafety #MentalHealthAtSea #ISWAN #YachtCrewHelp #SeafarerSupport #CrewLife #MaritimeSafety