 A new day, a new oil transaction in the Laconian Gulf. The South tip of Greece is now a key oil artery for Russia-linked oil. We rented a boat to approach the tankers doing ship-to-ship transfers. A practice where a vessel unloads cargo to another at sea. European ships and Russia's mysterious shadow fleet are involved. Who is really behind these trades? Charterers. A new report has united and investigate Europe investigation, reveals that Western oil giants Trafigura and BP are among those involved in the increasingly risky practice of STS transfers. On the 25th of May, the Dale, an oil tanker managed by Swiss commodity firm Trafigura, departed Novorossiysk in Russia. Ten days later, Dale transferred oil to the Gem No. 3 in the Laconian Gulf. Gem No. 3 then did a trade with another tanker from Novorossiysk. Finally, the Gem No. 3 fully loaded left for Egypt. Trafigura said, We never comment on commercial transactions. Since May 2022, we have not purchased Russian origin crude oil. We continue to comply with applicable sanctions. Western sanctions have forced Russia to ship its products east, where as an industry source explains, the Indians are refining it and then shipping it back to Europe. The STI guard left India's Sikaport on the 9th of April, loaded with diesel. Two weeks later in the Laconian Gulf, it discharged fuel onto the Gemma, a tanker chartered by BP. Then Gemma unloaded in Croatia. Next, to waters off Malta where it received product from STI Gladiator. Finally, Gemma moved this fuel to France. BP said, Gemma was on time chartered to BP for around seven months. This charter ended in mid-May 2023. At the time of the first operation, the tanker was under a voyage chartered to a third party. BP had no interest in that cargo or operation. The second operation, a transfer of jet fuel for delivery to Fossourmer, was contractually certified to not include components of Russian origin. Since the Ukrainian invasion and Western sanctions, STS trades have become increasingly frequent. They could pose an environmental risk in an area rich in biodiversity and home to endangered sea turtles. Our investigation shows aging shadow fleet ships and service providers with poor inspection records are also involved. Walking along Mavrovoni beach, local activist Yorgos Dautakos points to where the caret-a-careta turtles nest. Across the bay, a pair of oil tankers are cozying up for a ship-to-ship transfer. If an accident happens, environmentally and financially we are dead, and this will be irreversible. Greece and the EU say nothing can be done since trades take place in international waters. They are wrong. Find out why in our new investigation.