This aerial picture taken on October 1, 2025 shows the tanker Boracay from Russia's so-called "shadow fleet" suspected of being involved in drone flights over Denmark. Damien Meyer/AFP/Getty Images Paris Reuters —

French police have arrested two crew members of a tanker suspected of belonging to the Russian shadow fleet after the French navy boarded the vessel over the weekend, Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu said in a post on X on Thursday.

The two crew members were arrested at the request of the Brest prosecutor, whose office is handling the investigation into the boat, currently anchored off western France.

Its crew is accused of failing to provide proof of the vessel’s nationality and failing to comply with orders.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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