French Navy Boards Mozambique-Flagged Tanker Deyna in Western Mediterranean
On March 20, 2026, the French Navy intercepted and boarded the oil tanker Deyna (Mozambique-flagged, suspected of flying a false flag) in the Western Mediterranean Sea. President Emmanuel Macron confirmed the operation, stating the vessel belongs to Russia’s “shadow fleet” a network of opaque-ownership ships used to export Russian oil and circumvent Western sanctions imposed […]