UK forces join military operation with French navy to seize Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in Mediterranean

Royal Navy sends its smallest patrol boat HMS Cutlass to help seize hulking Russian mega-tanker

The Royal Navy sent its smallest patrol boat to help seize a giant Russian oil tanker lurking off the coast of Gibraltar

UK forces join military operation with French navy to seize Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in Mediterranean

The Deyna, a Mozambique-flagged oil tanker which had sailed from the Russian ​port of Murmansk, was reportedly boarded off the coast of Algeria.

UK supported French operation to board ‘shadow fleet’ tanker

Defence Secretary John Healey said he was proud of the UK armed forces for their role in the French operation in the Mediterranean.

UK Bolsters French Navy in Mediterranean Oil Tanker Seizure

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UK assists France to seize Russian tanker suspected of flying false flag

The vessel was seized in the Western Mediterranean

RN and France in Russian tanker seizure | The Australian Naval Institute

HMS Cutlass of the Royal Navy Gibraltar Squadron has assisted French forces in the boarding of a suspect tanker in the western Mediterranean. The operation highlights growing coordination between European navies in enforcing sanctions at sea. (From: Navy Lookout.) Cutlass was tasked to shadow the oil tanker MV Deyna, gathering intelligence on its movements and […]