Dear Editor, A dive into the US Department of the Treasury sanctions list (https://ofac.treasury.gov/recent-actions) leads one to conclude that not only is the infamous Cook Islands flagged ship “Eagle S” dragging its anchor in the Baltic Sea to cut cables and trying to start a Russia/NATO war, but that Cook Islands flagged and sanctioned ships are everywhere helping to fund Russia, Iran and North Korea’s war with Ukraine.

In particular the vessels:

• CANGJIE Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• KAPAL CANTIK Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• MIN HANG Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• BERTHA (a.k.a. MONICA S) Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• OLIVE (a.k.a. BLUE NIL) Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• RIO NAPO Chemical/Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• YURI (a.k.a. SOMERSET) Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• MARBEL Chemical/Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• ONYX Products Tanker Cook Islands flag
• TROPHY (a.k.a. TRINITY) Chemical/Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• GOODWIN Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag
• WEN YAO Crude Oil Tanker Cook Islands flag

So 13. There are probably more in this Cook Islands flagged fleet of sanction busting ships.

These ships are shipping Russian crude oil to support Russia’s Ukraine war. How many Ukrainian deaths are we facilitating?

The fact that these ships are all flagged by the Cook Islands makes me feel, evil and sick.

Disgusted Cook Islander.

(Name and address supplied)