The captain and first mate of the blacklisted Boracay were detained for refusing to identify themselves to French authorities.

PARIS: The French Navy said on Tuesday that authorities were investigating a possible infraction by the oil tanker Boracay, a vessel suspected of belonging to the so-called…

The Boracay, part of Russia's sanctioned 'shadow fleet,' was previously off Denmark during drone incursions. French prosecutors have opened an investigation, while President…

French military personnel were Wednesday on the deck of a tanker alleged to be from Russia's 'shadow fleet' stationed off France and suspected of involvement in drone flights over…

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 blacklisted Boracay were detained for refusing to identify themselves to French authorities.

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.

Vladimir Putin denounces seizing of the vessel as an act of ‘piracy’ and warns it could provoke confrontation

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