France's Macron says French Navy boarded Russia-linked oil tanker
French officials said the tanker had 23 crew members and was diverted for checks after inspectors found irregularities in its registration papers.
- 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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France is once again stopping an oil tanker and investigating false flags: an expert warns of global dangers from the shadow fleet.
"20 Minutes" takes stock for you every night about the conflict in Ukraine. This Monday, Emmanuel Macron announced the boarding of a new Russian tanker suspected of belonging to the "phantom fleet"
Moscow: "Illegal action, undermines piracy"
"It is unacceptable that ships circumvent international sanctions, violate the law of the sea, and finance the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years," writes President Macron.
Moscow classified action as illegal and close to international piracy; according to MarineTraffic, the ship 252 meters long sailed under the flag of Madagascar
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