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Britain Eyes Unmanned Boats to Stop Russia’s Shadow Fleet in the Channel

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Source: The Times
Britain Eyes Unmanned Boats to Stop Russia’s Shadow Fleet in the Channel
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A Sunday Times investigation finds Russia’s sanctioned oil is shipped through the English Channel by a vast, opaque 'shadow fleet', netting about £239bn since 2022; with many vessels flouting sanctions, Britain is weighing unmanned drone-boat patrols to shadow and seize tanker loads, and debates a broader maritime ban to curb this revenue while warning of spill risks.

Topics:worlddefence#defence#english-channel#oil-tankers#russia#sanctions#shadow-fleet
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  1. Russia has made £239bn from oil tankers in the Channel. Now to stop it  The Times
  2. UK threatens to seize Russia-linked shadow fleet tanker in escalatory move  The Guardian
  3. Royal Navy to get new surveillance base to track Russian shadow fleet vessels  Forces News
  4. Sanctioned tankers continue to transit the English Channel  safety4sea
  5. UK Royal Navy Prepares Command Hub to Hunt Russia’s Shadow Fleet  UNITED24 Media

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