Suspected Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker seized in North Sea

<p>Belgian special forces boarded the Ethera, which was sailing under the flag of Guinea, on Saturday night</p><p>Belgium has seized an oil tanker believed to form part of the so-called “shadow fleet” used by Russia to circumvent western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.</p><p>Special forces assisted by French helicopters boarded the ship in a clandestine operation in the North Sea on Saturday night, Belgium’s defence minister, Theo Francken, said on Sunday.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/01/suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-seized-north-sea">Continue reading...</a>