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U.K. Forces Seize Russian Shadow Tanker in English Channel

U.K. forces interdicted a Russian shadow tanker on Sunday in the English Channel, marking the country’s first seizure since announcing in March that the U.K. military had been given authority to interdict and board shadow fleet ships. MT Smyrtos was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcem

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U.K. forces interdicted a Russian shadow tanker on Sunday in the English Channel, marking the country’s first seizure since announcing in March that the U.K. military had been given authority to interdict and board shadow fleet ships. MT Smyrtos was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency in a military operation that lasted six hours, the Ministry of Defense announced late Sunday. In a post on his official X account, U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer shared a video that shows Royal Marine Commandos abseiling down in darkness to the tanker from a Chinook

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