France detains captain of tanker thought to be part of Russia's 'shadow fleet'


  • World
  • Thursday, 02 Oct 2025

PARIS (Reuters) -French police have arrested the Chinese captain of a sanctioned tanker suspected of operating for Russia's "shadow fleet", authorities said on Thursday, after the navy boarded the vessel anchored off western France.

Prior to sailing toward France, the Boracay, was approximately 50 nautical miles (90 km) south of Copenhagen on September 22 when drone activity forced the closure of the city's airport around 1830 GMT, according to data from MarineTraffic.

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