US EditionFrench Navy Boards a Tanker in the Mediterranean Suspected of Being Part of Russia's Shadow Fleet
The French Navy intercepted the Mozambique-flagged tanker Deyna, suspected of false-flagging to evade sanctions and finance Russia's war in Ukraine, marking the third such operation recently.
- The French Navy, working with the UK, boarded a tanker in the Mediterranean Sea suspected of being part of Russia's sanctioned shadow fleet shipping oil in violation of international sanctions.
- The tanker Deyna, claiming to be from Mozambique but suspected of sailing under a false flag, was coming from the Russian port of Murmansk.
- The documents found onboard confirmed doubts about the validity of the flag, and the tanker was previously sanctioned by the US, EU, and UK in 2025 for involvement with the Russian oil industry.
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The French Navy announced this Friday the seizure of the ship 'Deyna', with the flag of...
A cargo tanker, the "Deyna", carrying a Mozambican flag from Murmansk in Russia, was intercepted on Friday 20 March by the French Navy in the Western Mediterranean. It is suspected of being part of the Russian ghost fleet, which France will not "let go", according to Emmanuel Macron. This is the third time that the National Navy has carried out this type of operation at sea.
The Mediterranean Maritime Prefecture announced on Friday, 20 March, the interception by the National Navy of a tanker-cargo from Russia in the Mediterranean Sea.
The fixed oil tanker is said to have come from Murmansk and was sailing under the flag of Mozambique. Ships like this would circumvent sanctions and violate the law of the sea, says President Emmanuel Macron.
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