Call to arm shadow tankers follows UK boarding operation

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British forces have seized the Russian sanctioned tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel following a six-hour boarding operation which resulted in an arrest for sanctions violations. The vessel is now anchored off England’s south coast, raising tensions.

British forces have carried out their first-ever seizure of a Russian shadow fleet tanker, boarding the sanctioned tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel during a six-hour operation that culminated in the arrest of a seafarer on suspicion of sanctions offences. The vessel has since been moved to an anchorage off England’s south coast where it …