Published on 02/08/2026 – 15:46 GMT+2 • Updated
15:51
Italian vessel Thaon di Revel boarded a Russian shadow fleet tanker to inspect it in international waters near Pantelleria, an island located between Sicily and Tunisia.
The inspection was carried out by the Italian navy on Sunday morning, 2 August, as part of the Operation EUNAVFOR MED IRINI, the European Union mission in the Mediterranean monitoring arms and oil trafficking.
The tanker Toa Payoh, which is subject to European Union sanctions and belongs to the so-called Russian ‘shadow fleet’, has undergone nationality verification, which for ships is determined by the flag they are…
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