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Swedish authorities have detained a suspected 'shadow fleet' tanker in the Baltic Sea, believed to be linked to Russia, and arrested its Chinese captain. This marks another incident involving vessels suspected of circumventing sanctions.
A French court is set to determine its jurisdiction over the Chinese captain of the oil tanker Boracay, which is reportedly part of Russia's 'shadow fleet,' after he failed to comply with French navy orders off the coast of Brittany.
A French court has sentenced Chen Zhangjie, the Chinese captain of the Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker Boracay, to one year in prison in absentia and issued an arrest warrant for failing to comply with orders during an inspection in international waters, with the vessel suspected of transporting Russian oil in violation of Western sanctions.
French prosecutors in Brest have demanded a one-year prison sentence and a 150,000-euro fine for the Chinese captain of the oil tanker Boracay, as part of France's crackdown on Russia's 'shadow fleet' for failing to comply with regulations.