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France detains captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in Mediterranean
The tanker Grinch, part of Russia's shadow fleet, was seized for suspected sanctions evasion; France detained its Indian captain while the crew remains onboard, officials said.
- France took into custody the 58-year-old Indian captain of the Grinch oil tanker after intercepting the vessel for failing to fly a flag.
- The case involves Russia’s so-called 'shadow fleet', which investigators suspect includes the Grinch, a 249-meter tanker moving Russian oil in breach of a G7 crude price cap using flag-hopping.
- French naval and gendarmerie vessels established a perimeter while the Grinch was escorted by the French navy on Saturday to the Gulf of Fos, anchored about 500 meters off Martigues.
- The Marseille prosecutor's office opened an investigation while the 249-meter-long Grinch is moored under guard at a southern French port near Marseille, and the crew remain on board.
- Recent months have seen multiple interceptions, including the Boracay case; Russian President Vladimir Putin denounced it as "piracy," and its captain faces trial in February.
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The captain of the tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian "phantom fleet" was placed in police custody in Marseilles, after boarding the ship by the French Navy in the Mediterranean, on Thursday 22 January.
According to the European Union, 598 ships belong to the Russian shadow fleet, and EU sanctions are in place against them.
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France detains captain of suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in Mediterranean
PARIS (AP) — The captain of a tanker intercepted in the Mediterranean Sea by the French navy on suspicion of shipping oil in violation of sanctions against…
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