The Russian insurance company Ingosstrakh is threatening the Danish media outlet Danwatch with legal action as a result of articles about the company's connections to ships in the shadow fleet. The Financial Times reports.
The Russian company has sent a so-called "pre-action letter" - a letter in advance of a possible lawsuit. The threats are particularly about an article from March, writes the Financial Times.
It links Ingosstrakh to vessels transporting Russian oil from ports where Russian oil has been sold at a price above the price ceiling imposed by the G7 countries.
Ingosstrakh wants Danwatch to correct articles with "factually incorrect allegations about the client's involvement in the shadow fleet".
The shadow fleet is described by the UN's maritime organization IMO as ships with inadequate insurance contracts that circumvent sanctions and avoid controls.
Editor: They are rattling the saber
Danwatch is a smaller Danish media outlet with a focus on investigative journalism. It has worked closely with the Financial Times. Director and editor-in-chief Jesper Nymark believes that these are strategic threats against a media outlet with limited financial resources.
- First they rattle the sabre, after which we have some time to adapt. And if we don't, we could end up in a lawsuit, the goal of which is to drain us of money, he tells the Financial Times.
Ingosstrakh is subject to US and British sanctions. It is not subject to EU sanctions. The company has not returned the Financial Times' request for a statement.
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