sleepguy’s comment mentions the fact that Russia has converted its shadow fleet from simply a commodity transfer system to a military asset, so while I respect

sleepguy’s comment mentions the fact that Russia has converted its shadow fleet from simply a commodity transfer system to a military asset, so while I respect the caution, not only do I agree with drone killers (as Ukraine has been successful with), I think it’s also fine to start sinking these vessels from a safe distance with US military platforms (ideally subs, sufficiently advanced that sailors won’t be at harm against decrepit tankers, but something that can deliver a Tomahawk works as well from a cost efficiency perspective). Someone’s going to run out of rounds first, and it isn’t the US (in this scenario). Don’t seize them, just sink them. They’ll run out of tankers eventually. Alarm over ‘exploding’ rise in use of sanctions-busting shadow fleet - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/alarm-over-exploding-rise-in-use-of-sanctions-busting-shadow-fleet https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/21/alarm-over-exp... - December 21st, 2025 Sweden Confirms Armed Guards Aboard Russian Shadow Tankers - https://gcaptain.com/sweden-confirms-armed-guards-aboard-russian-shadow-fleet-tankers-in-baltic-sea/ https://gcaptain.com/sweden-confirms-armed-guards-aboard-rus... - December 16th, 2025