French Navy Seizes Sanctioned Russian Tanker, 4th Since September

The French Navy seized sanctioned tanker MT Tagor on Sunday while it operated in the Atlantic, marking the service’s fourth shadow fleet seizure since September. The tanker was seized on suspicion of flying a false Cameroonian flag and diverted to France, arriving Tuesday in Douarnenez Bay where the ship is detained, the Maritime Prefecture of the Atlantic announced Monday. Headed by a naval officer, the Maritime Prefect is France’s representative at sea, responsible for maritime safety. The seizure occurred 400 nautical miles west of the tip of the French peninsula of Brittany. Tagor reportedly traveled from Murmansk, Russia, according to