UK armed forces seize Russian shadow fleet tanker in Channel
Reports today indicate that the UK has carried out its first UK-led seizure/interdiction of a vessel linked to Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" in the English Channel. According to multiple news organizations, Royal Marine commandos and National Crime Agency officers boarded the oil tanker Smyrtos during a six-hour operation supported by Royal Navy ships, helicopters, and surveillance aircraft. The vessel was subsequently detained off the south coast of England. What is the "shadow fleet"? The term refers to a large network of tankers that Western governments say Russia uses to transport oil…
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