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Belgium Seizes Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in First-Ever Interception
Belgian special forces, aided by French military support, seized the Russian tanker Ethera for false flag use, with a criminal probe and €10 million bail underway.
- Belgian special forces boarded and seized an oil tanker from Russia's shadow fleet used to bypass Western sanctions, intercepting it overnight in the North Sea.
- The intercepted tanker is being escorted to the port of Zeebrugge for seizure, according to Belgian officials.
- The operation involved Belgium's G7, Nordic, and Baltic partners, coordinated with France, with French President Emmanuel Macron calling it a major blow to Russia's shadow fleet.
- Deputy Prime Minister Maxime Prevot emphasized the enforcement of sanctions on Russia and suggested the seized tanker might have used a false flag.
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Shadow Fleet Tanker Impounded by Belgium and France
Announced on February 28th, Belgian forces supported by the French Navy boarded and seized a Tanker dubbed the "Ethera", an oil carrier with links to Russia's elusive "shadow fleet" while it transited the North Sea in Belgium's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
"Today, a ship from Russia's phantom fleet was intercepted in the North Sea," wrote Maxime Prévot in X, where he thanked the Belgian special forces for their "exceptional professionalism and courage."
·Warsaw, Poland
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The Belgian armed forces have established the tanker with the support of France and escorted it to the port of Seebrügge.
·Vienna, Austria
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