UK Royal Marines seize Russian shadow fleet tanker Smyrnos in Channel operation
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Clare Walsh
Summary
UK Royal Marines and National Crime Agency officers conducted a six-hour operation to board and seize the shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrnos in the English Channel. This is the first UK-led interdiction of a sanctioned Russian vessel flying under a false flag. The Ministry of Defence issued a warning to Putin that "there is nowhere to hide" following the capture.
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