On Tuesday, the French Navy detained the oil tanker Deliver, which… (танкер · франция · задержать)
On Tuesday, the French Navy detained the oil tanker Deliver, which was sailing off the coast of Sicily in violation of maritime law, President Emmanuel Macron wrote on his X (formerly Twitter) page. On June 1, it was revealed that the tanker Tagor, also detained by France in the Atlantic Ocean, was flying the flag of Cameroon, not Madagascar.
Consensus
- France detained the tanker Deliver near Sicily on June 23
- The tanker was reportedly traveling from Primorsky to Singapore under the flag of Cameroon
- French authorities accused the crew of violating international maritime law
- This is the fourth detention of a Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker since early 2026
- The tanker was reportedly part of Russia's 'shadow fleet' used to evade sanctions
Points of divergence
- Russian nationals were not among the crew members of the detained tanker — kommersant
- The tanker was part of a 'shadow fleet' used to finance Russia's war — meduza
- The captain of the detained tanker was released from custody — vm
- France had previously detained another tanker, Tagor, under the flag of Cameroon — vm
Coverage (4 sources)
- No Russians on the French detained tanker Deliver — Коммерсантъ
- France again seizes Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker (fourth of the year) — Meduza
- France detained the tanker Deliver coming from Primorsk — Коммерсантъ
- Macron: France detained a tanker from Primorsk off the coast of Sicily — Вечерняя Москва