Royal Marines storm Putin’s ‘shadow fleet’ oil tanker in English Channel

0 June 14, 2026 06:35

Royal Marines have stormed a Russian “shadow fleet” oil tanker – as Sir Keir Starmer warns Putin’s allies they “cannot hide”.

British forces boarded the covert vessel in a “first of its kind” six-hour-long mission in the English Channel in the early hours of this morning.

Putin’s so-called shadow fleet – composed of older, poorly maintained vessels and tankers – help smuggle sanctioned oil across the globe.

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