French navy, backed by the UK, intercepts Russian oil tanker
Summary
The French navy, supported by the United Kingdom, stopped and boarded a Russian oil tanker suspected of breaking international sanctions. The tanker was caught in the Atlantic Ocean while flying a false flag and was nearly empty during the inspection.Key Facts
- The French navy and UK forces intercepted the oil tanker named Tagor on Sunday in the Atlantic Ocean.
- The tanker was suspected of being part of Russia’s sanction-avoidance "shadow fleet."
- Tagor was sailing from Murmansk, Russia, and heading to Limbe in Cameroon while falsely flying a Cameroonian flag.
- The tanker is under European Union and U.S. sanctions and had frequently changed flags.
- Authorities boarded the ship to check if its flag was valid and to enforce international laws.
- Russia uses a large fleet of ships to evade sanctions linked to its war in Ukraine.
- France has boarded several similar ships in recent months, sometimes imposing fines or detaining vessels.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin criticized these detentions as “piracy.”
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