British armed forces on Sunday (Jun 14) intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel.The vessel SMYRTOS was boarded by Royal Marine Commandos and specially trained law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agen

British forces have intercepted a sanctioned oil tanker belonging to Russia's shadow fleet in the English Channel, the defence ministry said.

June 14 - British armed forces on Sunday intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker attempting to pass through the English Channel. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Royal Marine Commandos boarded the vessel in an operation lasting six hours in the early hours of Sunday.