politics
enero 29, 2026
Франция административно задержала танкер «теневого флота» России GRINCH
Французские власти приняли решение об административной приостановке эксплуатации нефтяного танкера GRINCH (IMO: 9288851), который был перехвачен ВМС Франции 22 января в Средиземном море
TL;DR
- French authorities have administratively suspended the operation of the oil tanker GRINCH.
- The tanker was intercepted by the French Navy on January 22nd in the Mediterranean Sea.
- GRINCH is suspected of operating under a false flag and evading international sanctions against Russia.
- The vessel was previously known as Carl and is included in UK, EU, and US sanctions lists as a Russian "shadow fleet" vessel.
- The captain, an Indian national, was released and allowed to return to the tanker.
- The ship, built in 2004, has a history of changing names and flags and disabling its AIS system.