Inspired by Oligarch Plane Tracker, Greenpeace Follows Russian Oil Tankers Funding Putin's War
Inspired by a Florida teenager who tracks U.S. and Russian oligarchs' private jets, Greenpeace U.K. on Friday began identifying, tracking, and publishing the location of Russia-flagged ships transporting fossil fuels following President Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine.
The green group says it has identified at least 148 Russian oil and gas supertankers since February 24—when Ukraine was invaded on Putin's orders for the second time since 2014—and has published a "Russian Tanker Tracker" on Twitter.
"The huge number of tankers criss-crossing our seas loaded with Russian oil and gas is a tangible sign of our dependence on fossil fuels and proof that it is the biggest contribution to Putin's war chest," Rosie Rogers, head of energy at Greenpeace U.K., said in a statement.
The group says it was inspired by the efforts of U.S. teenager Jack Sweeney, who first gained widespread attention after he rejected a $5,000 offer from Tesla Motors and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk to delete a Twitter account monitoring the location of the centibillionaire's private jet.
Sweeney has subsequently tracked and published the locations of "Russian Oligarch Jets" following the Ukraine invasion. He has also started a "Russian Yachts" tracker, although it is not yet automated.
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