French navy intercepts and boards 'shadow fleet' ship, Macron says
Macron said the tanker was suspected of false flagging and illegal fuel trafficking as France steps up action against Russia’s shadow fleet.
- On Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the French Navy boarded the oil tanker DF Peak in the Indian Ocean, more than 450 nautical miles south of Réunion Island, suspected of illegal fuel trafficking and false flagging.
- Operating as part of a global 'shadow fleet,' the 2006-built tanker allegedly conceals cargo origins to evade Western sanctions on Russian energy using complex ownership structures and flags of convenience.
- The French Armed Forces General Staff confirmed the operation utilized Article 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea , which authorizes warships to board vessels suspected of fraudulent flagging.
- Minister Catherine Vautrin congratulated personnel involved and confirmed the military is escorting the tanker for further checks under the authority of the prefect of Réunion Island pending legal proceedings.
- European nations have reported multiple interceptions of Russian-linked vessels in recent months, building on a June incident where French forces boarded the tanker 'Deliver' off the coast of Sicily 'in violation of maritime law,' Macron announced.
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The military and naval forces of France seized the DF Peak oil tanker, which is attached to the Russian “shadow fleet”. The operation took place on October 12 in the Indian Ocean, more than 450 nautical miles south of Reunion Island, an overseas department of France. DF Peak comes under the sanctions of Ukraine, the EU, the United Kingdom, Canada, Switzerland and Japan. The tanker is sailing under a false flag and illegal transportation of fuel,…
The French Navy stopped in the Indian Ocean a DF Peak, suspected of using a false flag, said French President Emmanuel Macron. "Today morning, more than 450 nautical miles south of Reunion, our Navy detained a DF Peak oil tanker suspected of being under a false flag and being involved in the illegal movement of fuel," reported Macron in X. The French President's message was accompanied by a short video, which allegedly captured the boarding of a…
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The President of France, 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, reports BFMTV. The President said that oil tanker DF Peak is "suspected of sailing under the false flag and is involved in activities ...
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