British armed forces intercept Russian shadow fleet vessel in high-stakes channel operation (opens original article in a new tab)

British forces intercepted a Russian sanctioned oil tanker in the Channel, marking the UK's first operation of its kind. The vessel will be monitored off the south coast as investigations continue.

• British armed forces seized a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel
• The operation involved Royal Marine commandos and National Crime Agency officers
• The vessel was a sanctioned oil tanker intercepted in UK territorial waters