The recent grounding of oil tanker the Liberty — along with its unclear insurance — provides a stark illustration of the environmental risks posed by the shadow fleet and uncertainties about who would pay out if something went wrong. Credit: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images The recent grounding of oil tanker the Liberty — along with its unclear insurance — provides a stark illustration of the environmental risks posed by the shadow fleet and uncertainties about who would pay out if something went wrong. Credit: Glyn Kirk/AFP/Getty Images

(Bloomberg) — A company that offers insurance to the burgeoning shadow fleet of oil tankers — including one that ran aground off the coast of Indonesia — was shut down by the Marshall Islands, the firm's only published address.

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