An Indian national was arrested in the English Channel following the seizure of a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker by UK forces. The operation, involving Royal Marine Commandos and the NCA, targeted vessels violating sanctions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
UK authorities arrested an Indian national on suspicion of sanctions violations after Royal Marines and the NCA seized a Russian oil tanker in the English Channel. The operation, the first of its kind by UK armed forces, targeted a vessel sanctioned over Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday. The operation, the first UK-led of its kind, aims to disrupt oil revenue funding Russia's war in Ukraine. The vessel is suspected of being part of a Russian "shadow fleet" and is being investigated.
British armed forces intercepted a sanctioned Russian oil tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday. The operation, the first UK-led action of its kind, aims to disrupt oil revenue funding Russia's war in Ukraine. The vessel is suspected of being part of a Russian "shadow fleet."
British armed forces, including Royal Marines and NCA officials, intercepted the sanctioned Russian shadow fleet oil tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel on Sunday. This marks the first operation to disrupt oil revenue funding Russia's war in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Zelensky thanked Britain and called for further legislative steps.
British armed forces boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday. The operation, involving Royal Marines and the NCA, aims to disrupt funding for Russia's war in Ukraine.
British armed forces intercepted and boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, the Smyrtos, in the Channel on Sunday. The six-hour operation, led by the UK, involved Royal Marines and the National Crime Agency. The vessel, sailing under a Cameroonian flag, is being held off the Dorset coast.
British armed forces, including Royal Marine Commandos and the RAF, intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday. The vessel, sailing under a Cameroon flag, is being held for investigations as part of efforts to choke off funding for Russia's war in Ukraine.
British forces intercepted a Russian "shadow fleet" oil tanker, the SMYRTOS, in the English Channel on Sunday. The operation, involving Royal Marines and the National Crime Agency, aims to disrupt Moscow's funding for the war in Ukraine. This marks the first time the UK has led such an interdiction against a vessel linked to Russia's shadow fleet.
British forces seized a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, the Smyrtos, attempting to transit the English Channel. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated the operation strikes a blow against Russia's war funding and vowed to prevent evasion of sanctions.
British forces have seized a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, the Smyrtos, attempting to transit the English Channel. Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated the operation "delivers yet another blow to Russia" and targets funding for Putin's war in Ukraine.
British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker, the Smyrtos, in the English Channel on Sunday. The operation involved Royal Marine Commandos, NCA officers, and RAF support, with the vessel to be held off the south coast as investigations continue. This action aims to disrupt funding for Russia's war in Ukraine.
British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the Channel early Sunday in the first UK-led operation of its kind. The vessel, Smyrtos, will be monitored off the south coast of England.
The Indian Navy successfully disposed of an unexploded missile warhead recovered from a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker, MT Olympic Life, which was en route to Kochi from UAE. The operation, conducted on May 26, involved a specialist EOD team safely extracting the ordnance from a fuel tank.
The Indian Navy successfully disposed of an unexploded missile warhead found in the fuel storage compartment of the Marshall Islands-flagged MT Olympic Life tanker. The incident occurred on May 26, approximately 60 nautical miles east of Oman, while the tanker was en route to Kochi. No Indian nationals were among the crew.
The US disabled a foreign-flagged oil tanker, MT Jalveer, in the Gulf of Oman for attempting to transport oil from Iran, violating an established blockade. The vessel had 20 Indian nationals onboard. India's Ministry of External Affairs protested the repeated strikes on merchant vessels.
US forces struck and disabled a Guinea-Bissau-flagged oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman, marking the ninth such strike since a blockade of Iranian ports began. The incident follows similar strikes this week, with one previous attack resulting in the deaths of three Indian crew members.
Iran has announced the complete closure of the Strait of Hormuz to all oil tankers and commercial ships in response to recent US strikes. The move, which threatens global energy supplies, escalates tensions between the two nations and jeopardizes ongoing peace negotiations.
US Central Command announced it intercepted the M/T Jalveer, a Guinea-Bissau flagged oil tanker, in the Gulf of Oman. The vessel was allegedly attempting to transport oil from Iran, violating the Hormuz blockade. US forces fired missiles into the ship's engine room after the crew refused to comply with orders.
US Central Command announced it intercepted the M/T Jalveer, a Guinea-Bissau flagged oil tanker, in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly violating the Hormuz Strait blockade. The US claims the vessel was attempting to transport oil from Iran, and that a US aircraft fired missiles into the ship's engine room after the crew refused to comply with orders.
Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya military headquarters announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers and commercial vessels, threatening to open fire on any ship attempting to pass, following new US raids on Iran. Oil prices rose by approximately $2 per barrel.
A Palau-flagged oil tanker, the Settebello, caught fire off the coast of Oman on June 10, possibly due to a US missile strike. One crew member was injured and two are missing. The incident occurred near Sohar port amid US actions to blockade Iranian ports.
Donald Trump claims a "secret mission" by the US military escorted over 100 million barrels of oil through the Strait of Hormuz last month. He made the assertion on his Truth Social platform.
The US military disabled a Palau-flagged oil tanker, the Settebello, in the Gulf of Oman for allegedly violating an American blockade by attempting to transport oil from Iran. Three Indian sailors are missing after the incident.
