UK boards and seizes Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel
Key takeaways
- The UK Ministry of Defence says it captures the vessel Smyrtos in an operation that lasts six hours.
- The United Kingdom Ministry of Defence also confirmed the early Sunday seizure of the vessel Smyrtos.
- “Operations like this require skill, professionalism and courage.
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The UK Ministry of Defence says it captures the vessel Smyrtos in an operation that lasts six hours.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo The Kairos oil tanker, a Gambian-flagged vessel believed to be part of Russia's shadow fleet [File: Hristo Rusev/Getty Images]By Al Jazeera Staff, AFP and APPublished On 14 Jun 202614 Jun 2026British forces have seized a Russian shadow-fleet oil tanker that was trying to transit the English Channel, Prime Minister Keir Starmer says.
“This successful operation delivers yet another blow to Russia and reminds those fuelling [Russian President Vladimir] Putin’s war in Ukraine that we will not let them hide,” Starmer said in a post on X on Sunday.