# France seizes another ‘shadow fleet’ tanker; Russia decries ‘piracy’

https://mins.news/en/item/98283

- Reuters, 2026-10-13 15:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/france-seizes-another-shadow-fleet-tanker-russia-decries-piracy-2026-10-13/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6ace50e3490a5e00012542bd

> France seized the DF Peak, formerly named the Kaliningrad and flagged in Benin. It is at least the fifth Russian-linked tanker seized by France since 2024.

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