# Video shows French Navy boarding suspected Russian shadow-fleet tanker in Indian Ocean

https://mins.news/en/item/98033

- euronews, 2026-10-13 11:21 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.euronews.com/video/2026/10/13/moment-french-navy-boards-shadow-fleet-oil-tanker-in-the-indian-ocean

> Video shows a French naval boarding in the Indian Ocean involving an oil tanker; the vessel is suspected of links to Russia’s shadow fleet and is escorted by the navy.

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