French Navy Seizes Suspected Shadow Fleet Tanker in Indian Ocean
The French Navy on Monday seized a suspected shadow fleet tanker on Monday in the Indian Ocean, marking the fifth interception this year. French forces intercepted and seized oil tanker MT DF Peak (IMO: 9341067), which was suspected of sailing a false flag and being involved in illicit fuel transportation activities. DF Peak was intercepted 450 nautical miles south of Réunion, a French territory island in the Indian Ocean located east of Madagascar and southwest of Mauritius. DF Peak is sanctioned by the U.S., Canada, European Union, Switzerland, U.K. and Ukraine. Previously operating under…
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[Claude] The outlets differ: Report 1 and the others describe the French Navy's interception of the tanker DF Peak in the Indian Ocean, but they disagree on the count: Report 1 says it is the fifth interception this year, while R
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