The French Navy, along with the British Navy, has carried out commando action in the sea and captured an oil tanker. This oil tanker was under international sanctions. This tanker was coming from Russia. Announcing this action in a post on Twitter on Monday, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the ship ‘Tagore’ was boarded and stopped in the Atlantic Ocean on Sunday. According to the French President, this ship had originated from Russia and was banned.
This post also includes a video, in which a commando is seen landing on a ship with the help of a rope from a helicopter. In its next part, commandos with modern weapons are seen capturing the ship. This is the latest action by the French Navy to stop tankers suspected of having links to Russia.
“It is absolutely unacceptable that ships try to evade international sanctions, violate maritime laws and finance the war that Russia has been waging against Ukraine for more than four years,” Macron wrote.
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There was a video in this post in which a person was descending from a helicopter with the help of a rope and going to a ship.
“These ships, which do not follow even the most basic rules of maritime navigation, are a threat to the environment and everyone’s safety.”
According to French officials, this tanker had left from Murmansk in north-western Russia.
According to the report, a Cameroonian flag was falsely installed on this ship, and this ship was heading towards Limbe, a coastal city in western Cameroon.
Yesterday morning, the French Navy boarded a new oil tanker under international sanctions coming from Russia: the Tagor. Our determination is constant and total.
This intervention was carried out in the Atlantic, on the high seas,… pic.twitter.com/zxEslYjbUE
— Emmanuel Macron (@EmmanuelMacron) June 1, 2026
Guillaume Le Rasle, spokesman for the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture, said the tanker was under sanctions from the European Union and the United States.
He said, “This was a ship about which there was information and which was being monitored.”
He further said, “The decision to take it over was taken on Sunday evening.” “The purpose of turning it in the other direction is to verify its ownership.”
He further said that this tanker, whose flag has changed several times, was almost empty at the time of boarding.
According to the marine traffic tracker, the last time it sent the Automatic Identification System signal a week ago, Tagor was passing near the coast of Norway and was flying the flag of Madagascar.
Oil earnings are an important part of Russia’s economy. Thanks to this, Putin is able to spend money without hesitation in the war against Ukraine.
It is believed that Russia is using a fleet of hundreds of ships to avoid international sanctions imposed due to the war. France and other countries have promised to take strict action against this so-called “shadow fleet” that breaks sanctions.
Responding to France’s recent interception of a ship, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday that Russia “considers such actions illegal.”
“These actions amount to piracy,” he said on Monday. “We do not at all agree that these actions are being taken in full compliance with international law.”
French maritime officials said the tanker was stopped in international waters of the Atlantic Ocean, more than 400 nautical miles west of France.
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