The British armed forces seized the Smyrtos tanker that allegedly belongs to the so-called #Russian shadow fleet in the English Channel, British Prime Minister Keir #Starmer announced in a joint statement with #UK Ministry of Defense. According to the statement, Royal Marine Commandos and National Crime Agency officials boarded the detained vessel as part of the first ever operation of this kind. Open public sources state that the Smyrtos tanker is flying the flag of Cameroon.