shadow fleets

A form of shadow fleet — The collection of vessels utilised by a state to covertly pursue its interests in a way which maintains plausible deniability, such as smuggling to avoid international sanctions, carrying out sabotage, or projecting power in disputed waters.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of shadow fleet
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