The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence says the SMYRTOS was in the English Channel and will be held off the south coast during investigations.

British armed forces intercepted the Russian oil tanker SMYRTOS in the English Channel, boarding the vessel with Royal Marines and NCA officers. The ship is being held and…

Royal Marine commandos and and specially trained law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency boarded the Smyrtos, a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel

Royal Marine commandos and specially trained officers led the first UK-led operation of its kind on Sunday morning

The shadow fleet is responsible for carrying 75% of Russia’s sanctioned oil

Vessel will be held and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue

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British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defense ministry said.

British forces intercepted a UK-sanctioned oil tanker accused of belonging to what has been dubbed Russia's "shadow fleet" in the English Channel on Sunday, in what the country’s…

The U.K.'s Ministry of Defence says the SMYRTOS was in the English Channel and will be held off the south coast during investigations.

UK forces intercept a sanctioned Russian oil tanker in the Channel, disrupting Moscow's shadow fleet funding for the Ukraine war.

UK Royal Marines seized the sanctioned Russian oil tanker SMYRTOS in the English Channel, spotlighting the shadow fleet's growing use of USDT stablecoin

British Royal Marines and law enforcement boarded and diverted the sanctioned Russian oil tanker SMYRTOS during a six-hour operation in the English Channel.

Heart-stopping footage shows the moment Royal Marine commandos stormed a Russian 'shadow fleet' oil tanker in a daring six-hour operation in the English Channel

UK armed forces have boarded and seized a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel. Footage released by the Ministry of Defence on Sunday (14 June) shows Royal…

British forces on Sunday intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said, in a six-hour operation hailed…

British Royal Marines boarded the sanctioned Russian tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel, the first UK interception of a shadow fleet vessel in domestic

British forces intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker linked to Russia’s so-called shadow fleet in the English Channel Sunday during a six-hour operation,...

The British armed forces intercept a sanctioned oil tanker in a bid to disrupt the oil revenue that helps fund Russia's war in Ukraine.

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Dramatic footage showed the Royal Marines commandos storming the private quarters of the ship, the Smyrtos, in the pre-dawn hours.