Voyages

Voyage of DELIVER

Route around the English Channel. France seized next Russian shadow tanker Thu Jun 25 13:19:34 CEST 2026 Timsen The French Navy intercepted the 'Deliver' on June 23, 2026, suspected to be part of the Russian Shadow Fleet. The tanker was stopped near the island of Sicily. The ship had violated international maritime law and was boarded by armed French troops. The ship had sailed from the Russian port Primorsk on June 5 and was enroute to Singapore with an ETA as of June 30, according to its AIS transmissions. The French inspection operation, conducted on the basis of Article 110 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Se, aimed to verify the nationality of the vessel suspected of flying a false flag. The 'Deliver' was therefore escorted by French Navy vessels to an anchorage for further checks. The interception of the 'Deliver' was carried out in close cooperation with the European operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI and with the French allies, including the United Kingdom. The interception ofthe tanker was the fifth of its kind carried out by France, following those of the 'Tagor' on May 31 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, the 'Deyna' and the 'Grinch', stopped in the Mediterranean in March and January 2026 respectively, and the 'Boracay', seized in September 2025 off the coast of Ushant (Finistère). The 'Tagor' remained impounded to date, while the 'Deyna', the 'Grinch' and the 'Boracay' were initially detained but were allowed to leave, after the latter two paid fines of veral million Euros. Video: https://x.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/2070078777443410023