PARIS: French police have arrested two crew members of a tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet after the French navy boarded the vessel over the weekend, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a post on X on Thursday. The two crew members were arrested at the request of the Brest prosecutor, whose office is handling the investigation into the boat, currently anchored off western France. Its crew is accused of failing to provide proof of the vessel's nationality and failing to comply with orders.

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President Emmanuel Macron said the crew had committed "serious offences" but did not directly link the vessel to Russia.

Authorities have been tight-lipped about the vessel, called the Boracay, which is currently at anchor near the western city of Saint Nazaire.

PARIS: French police have arrested two crew members of a tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet after the French navy boarded the vessel over the weekend, Prime…

The captain and first mate of the Boracay were detained on Tuesday over refusing to provide evidence of nationality or cooperate with French authorities, according to the public…

Moscow considers France's detention of the ship, and arrest of the captain, an act of piracy.