Italian navy boards sanctioned tanker off Sicily

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The Italian navy, as part of a European Union naval mission, has intercepted and boarded a sanctioned tanker connected to Russia’s shadow fleet in international waters near Sicily. This marks the second such operation recently undertaken to enforce maritime sanctions.

An Italian-led European Union naval mission has boarded a sanctioned tanker linked to Russia’s shadow fleet in international waters west of Sicily, the second such operation in less than two weeks. The Cameroon-flagged Toa Payoh was intercepted on Sunday west of Pantelleria while sailing from Cotonou, Benin, to Istanbul, according to Italy’s defence ministry. The …