Macron: France will continue to fight the shadow fleet
Paris, October 12 (Hibya) - French President Emmanuel Macron announced that the French Navy had seized the DF Peak oil tanker 450 nautical miles south of Réunion Island on suspicion of involvement in illegal fuel transportation.
French President Emmanuel Macron said the French Navy had intervened against the DF Peak oil tanker this morning 450 nautical miles south of Réunion Island.
Macron said the operation against the tanker, suspected of sailing under a false flag and of involvement in illegal fuel transportation activities, had been carried out in accordance with international maritime law.
Emphasizing France’s determination to combat vessels known worldwide as the shadow fleet, Macron said his country would continue to fight illegal smuggling activities wherever they occurred.