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UK forces board sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker
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- British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the early hours of Sunday, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said.
- "In the first UK-led operation of its kind, the vessel SMYRTOS was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and specially trained law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency," the MoD said in a statement.
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British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the early hours of Sunday, the U.K.'s Ministry of Defence said.
"In the first UK-led operation of its kind, the vessel SMYRTOS was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and specially trained law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency," the MoD said in a statement.
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