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British Forces Intercept Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker
British armed forces intercepted the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrtos, sailing under a Cameroon flag, in the Channel on Sunday in the first UK-led operation to disrupt oil revenue funding Russia's war in Ukraine. Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials boarded the vessel with support from Chinook helicopters, aircraft, a frigate and a minehunter. The UK has sanctioned almost 600 Russian shadow fleet vessels to date, with the tanker to be detained and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue.
