France's Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker
French inspectors found irregular registration papers and diverted the ship after boarding it as part of a wider crackdown on Russia’s shadow fleet.
- On Sunday, the French Navy boarded the Tagor, an oil tanker sailing from Russia under international sanctions, in the Atlantic Ocean with support from the United Kingdom.
- France and Britain have vowed to obstruct ships linked to Russia's sanctioned "shadow fleet" passing through their waters; British Prime Minister Keir Starmer granted permission for the United Kingdom military to board such vessels.
- The Maritime Prefecture of the Atlantic said the Navy intervened more than 740 km west of Brittany, where inspection teams discovered the vessel suspected of flying a false flag and diverted it.
- French President Emmanuel Macron wrote that the operation occurred in strict compliance with the law of the sea, calling it "unacceptable" for ships to finance Russia's war in Ukraine by circumventing international sanctions.
- Enforcing maritime laws against sanction violators remains a priority, as vessels failing to adhere to navigation rules pose significant environmental threats and endanger global maritime safety.
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