2 h. ago Russian shadow fleet oil tanker drops anchor three miles off coast of Scotland days after it was seized in US commando

The Marinera was spotted off Burghead near Lossiemouth on the Moray coast.

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7 h. ago British special forces ‘lined up to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers’ in helicopter raids

Using law from 2018 the UK would legally be able to seize unidentified tankers

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10 h. ago Russian shadow fleet ships could be seized by British forces

Development comes after the UK supported a US operation to seize a Russian flagged tanker in the North Atlantic

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18 h. ago Brit special forces ‘lined up to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers’ in helicopter raids after Trump Marinera seizure

BRITISH special forces have helicopters "lined up" ready to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers. The UK helped US special forces to seize a rogue Russia-linked oil tanker in a commando-style raid in the Atlantic last week, however, no British personnel actually stepped foot on the vessel. However, a new legal basis identified by the government means...

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30 h. ago British troops could follow Trump's lead and board Russian 'shadow fleet' ships carrying sanctioned oil under plans being considered by government

On Wednesday, US forces seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in 'back-to-back' operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.

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7 d. ago Trump's oil tanker wars: US 'plots interception of sanctioned Russian shadow fleet ship'

The deceptive tactics appear to be part of a seemingly coordinated attempt to bypass American naval forces in the region and could trigger US military action.

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3 w. ago Top Putin general linked to Salisbury poisonings 'was blown up in Ukraine drone strike on Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Mediterranean

Averyanov is linked to some of Russia's most notorious covert operations abroad, including the assassination of Yevgeny Prigozhinin 2023.

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3 w. ago Russian missile attack near critical Ukrainian port kills seven

The revenge attack, which took place tonight near Odessa, injured a further 15 people, the Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said.

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