{"id":322043,"date":"2026-03-01T22:46:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:46:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/french-forces-rappel-from-helicopters-to-help-seize-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker\/"},"modified":"2026-03-01T22:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T22:46:10","slug":"french-forces-rappel-from-helicopters-to-help-seize-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/french-forces-rappel-from-helicopters-to-help-seize-suspected-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker\/","title":{"rendered":"French forces rappel from helicopters to help seize suspected Russian &#8216;shadow fleet&#8217; tanker"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/cJhkRVGeGTs\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"French forces rappel from helicopters to help seize suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cJhkRVGeGTs\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>French military helicopters supported Belgian forces in the seizure of an oil tanker allegedly linked to Russia&#8217;s &#8216;shadow fleet&#8217; in the North Sea late on 28 February, President Emmanuel Macron said.<br \/>\nSubscribe to Guardian News on YouTube \u25ba https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/guardianwires?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the tanker, identified as the Ethera, was falsely flying the flag of Guinea and was believed to be on its way back to Russia when it was seized in Belgium\u2019s exclusive economic zone. <\/p>\n<p>Belgium\u2019s federal prosecutor\u2019s office said the ship\u2019s captain, a Russian citizen, was being questioned and a criminal investigation was under way. 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