UK Commandos Board Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in First British-Led Seizure

Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials boarded and detained the Smyrtos, a sanctioned Russian oil tanker sailing under a Cameroonian flag, in the English Channel on Sunday in what the UK Defence Ministry called “the first UK-led operation of its kind.” The pre-dawn raid was backed by Chinook helicopters, additional aircraft, a frigate, […] The post UK Commandos Board Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker in First British-Led Seizure appeared first on the deep dive.