A Ship "Suspected of Navigating Under a False Flag" and of Illegal "Transport of Fuels" Arrested by France
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The National Navy intercepted oil tanker DF Peak, Monday, October 12, 2026, 830 km south of Reunion. Suspected of sailing under a false flag and illegally transporting fuel, this ship...
The French Navy on Monday morning detained the DF Peak, a tanker belonging to the shadow fleet, suspected of sailing under a false flag and illegally transporting fuel. The head of the Elysee Palace, Emmanuel Macron, reported this on the X network. The shadow fleet is used by the Russian Federation to circumvent sanctions imposed on it by Western countries after Moscow attacked Ukraine.
On Monday 12 October, Emmanuel Macron announced that the French navy had arrested a ship suspected of belonging to the "phantom fleet". In a post on X, the French president broadcast a short video of this operation. - A ship "suspected to sail under a false flag" and to "transport of fuels" unlawfully boarded by France (International).
A ship suspected of navigating under a false Beninese flag to transport illegal fuel was intercepted south of Reunion, announced Emmanuel Macron A ship "suspected of navigating
French President Emmanuel Macron announced, on Monday, the detention of oil tanker "DF Peak" on Réunion Island, a vessel "involved in illegal fuel transport activities", suspected of being part of Russia's ghost fleet, broadcasts BFMTV.
The intervention took place at "more than 450 nautical miles south of Reunion", the Head of State announced.
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