00:01French armed forces boarded an oil tanker on Wednesday suspected of being linked to Russia
00:06after authorities launched an investigation into the vessel.
00:11The Benin-flagged Boracay anchored off France's Atlantic coast
00:15has been blacklisted by the European Union for being part of Russia's so-called shadow fleet.
00:21The EU has sanctioned hundreds of aging tankers used by Russia to circumvent oil exports curbs
00:27imposed since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
00:32The public prosecutor's office in the northwestern French city of Brest
00:36said it had opened an investigation following a report from the Navy.
00:40The French Navy said the ship had carried out suspicious maneuvers,
00:44had irregularities in its flag documents and failed to cooperate with authorities.
00:49Legal action could include seizure as soon as the ship enters a French or allied port
00:54and prosecution for breach of sanctions or refusal to comply.
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