UK and France preparing to seize shadow fleet ships
- UK and France aim to add costly disruption to shadow fleet operations with seizures
- France focused on economic disruption, while the UK may pursue criminal proceedings against shipowners, operators and crew for sanctions breaches
- Moves come ahead of summit where several countries are expected to signal intensified crackdowns on shadow fleet activity in the Baltic and Mediterranean
The UK and France are launching coordinated operations to interdict and seize Russian ‘shadow fleet’ vessels, with the UK authorised to board ships in its waters and France targeting fraudulently flagged tankers
