The French Navy seized the tanker Tagore in the Atlantic Ocean

The French Navy seized the tanker Tagore in the Atlantic Ocean. This was announced on June 1 by French President Emmanuel Macron.

"The French Navy detained a new tanker yesterday morning <...> This operation was carried out in the Atlantic Ocean, on the high seas, with the support of several partners, including the United Kingdom," he wrote on his page on the social network X (ex. Twitter).

He added that the ship allegedly arrived from Russia. According to the Marine Traffic monitoring service, the tanker is flying the flag of Madagascar.

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However, Ottawa is unlikely to make direct attempts to seize tankers.

The Reuters news agency reported on March 6 that the Swedish Coast Guard boarded the bulk carrier Caffa in the Baltic Sea and seized the vessel. It was noted that the vessel was sailing in the territorial waters of Sweden under the Guinean flag. Later it became known that there was a Russian crew on board.: 10 of the 11 crew members have Russian citizenship. The Russian Embassy noted that the conditions of detention of the captain of the bulk carrier Caffa detained in Sweden are satisfactory. He is provided with the services of an interpreter and a lawyer.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the Russian side would take measures to protect interests in the event of the seizure of domestic tankers in the waters. According to him, cases of piracy in international waters have been recorded in recent months. Peskov noted that these actions were detrimental to Russia's economic interests.