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UK can legally stop shadow fleet tankers, ministers believe

The government has identified a legal basis which it believes can be used to allow UK military to board and detain vessels in so-called shadow fleets, BBC News understands. Russia, Iran and Venezuela have all been accused of operating ships without a valid national flag to avoid sanctions on oil. Last week British armed forces assisted US troops in seizing the Marinera oil tanker, which American officials accused of carrying oil for Venezuela, R…
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Signs of the Times broke the news in on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
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