The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift
The oil sanctions leaving sailors adrift  
Podcast: Marketplace All-in-One
Published On: Fri Jan 23 2026
Description: From the BBC World Service: Sanctions on the export of Russian oil have left many ships stuck at sea, unable to unload their cargoes. Today, we speak with a captain of an oil container ship that's part of Russia’s shadow oil export fleet. His ship and the crew are stranded, unable to sell or offload their ship's oil. Then, we head to Slovakia, which manufactures more cars per capita than any other country in the world.