First Russian shadow fleet vessel enters Channel since Smyrtos boarding
Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.
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"British armed forces are now able to board sanctioned vessels that are passing through our waters."
— Sir Keir Starmer , Politician
"Going after vessels that are falsely flagged or misusing a flag of convenience is one thing, but this would be going after Russia directly which would be a further step up in escalation."
— Frederik Van Lokeren , Academic
"There were definitely reasonable grounds to suspect the vessel was without nationality."
— Mark Douglas , Academic
Key People
Frederik Van Lokeren is a former Belgian naval officer and maritime analyst.
Mark Douglas is an analyst with Starboard Maritime Intelligence.
Leader of the Labour Party and Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras.
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Forwarder, a Russian-flagged ship which left port in Primorsk last week, entered the Channel on Wednesday evening.
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