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French PM: Two crew members of detained Russian tanker have been arrested

This aerial picture taken on October 1, 2025 off the coast of the western France port of Saint-Nazaire shows the tanker Boracay from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" suspected of being involved in drone flights over Denmark which sailed off the Danish coast between September 22 and 25, with a boat of the French Navy in the background.(File/AFP)

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Updated 02 October 2025

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October 02, 2025 07:25

French PM: Two crew members of detained Russian tanker have been arrested

The two crew members were arrested at the request of the Brest prosecutor

Updated 02 October 2025

Reuters

October 02, 2025 07:25

PARIS: French police have arrested two crew members of a tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet after the French navy boarded the vessel over the weekend, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a post on X on Thursday.
The two crew members were arrested at the request of the Brest prosecutor, whose office is handling the investigation into the boat, currently anchored off western France. Its crew is accused of failing to provide proof of the vessel's nationality and failing to comply with orders.