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France seizes third Russian shadow fleet tanker, diverts to Marseille-Fos

The French navy intercepted the Deyna, a suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker, in the western Mediterranean on Friday. The vessel arrived Monday at Marseille-Fos to be placed at the disposal of the judiciary.

France seizes third Russian shadow fleet tanker, diverts to Marseille-Fos

CountriesFrance, Russie, Royaume-Uni, Ukraine
SectorPétrole, Transport stockage
ThemePolitique & Géopolitique, Sanctions

The French navy intercepted the Deyna, a 250-metre tanker sailing under a Mozambican flag, south of the Balearic Islands on Friday. The vessel, coming from Murmansk, arrived Monday morning off Marseille-Fos, escorted by a French naval vessel. It will be held at anchor and kept at the disposal of the Marseille public prosecutor as part of a preliminary investigation, according to a joint statement from the Bouches-du-Rhône prefecture and the maritime prefecture of the Mediterranean.

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