{"id":352371,"date":"2026-06-14T22:00:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/royal-marines-take-control-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-bbc-newscast\/"},"modified":"2026-06-14T22:00:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-14T21:00:09","slug":"royal-marines-take-control-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-bbc-newscast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/royal-marines-take-control-of-russian-shadow-fleet-tanker-bbc-newscast\/","title":{"rendered":"Royal Marines Take Control Of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker | BBC Newscast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/shn42vhtnkg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Royal Marines Take Control Of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker | BBC Newscast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/shn42vhtnkg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning.  <\/p>\n<p>Marines, joined by National Crime Agency officers, with the support of the RAF, intercepted and boarded the vessel in a six-hour operation &#8211; the first operation of its kind by UK armed forces. <\/p>\n<p>The vessel, Smyrtos, will be held and monitored off the south coast of England as investigations continue, the MoD said.  <\/p>\n<p>Joe Pike joins Laura and Paddy to go through what we know about the operation, and put it into context in light of a week of resignations over the government&#8217;s defence investment plan.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:10 What did the operation involve?<br \/>\n06:12 How the operation unfolded<br \/>\n08:24 Wider strategy against Russia\u2019s shadow fleet<br \/>\n10:09 Defence spending pressures explained<br \/>\n12:05 Political fallout after defence resignations<br \/>\n16:11 Leadership tensions inside government<br \/>\n18:17 Defence funding choices and trade-offs<br \/>\n21:43 Iran talks<br \/>\n25:26 What a potential deal could mean<br \/>\n27:03 Planned social media ban for under-16s<br \/>\n31:41 Scotland match reaction<br \/>\n32:00 Outro<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our channel here: https:\/\/bbc.in\/bbcnews<\/p>\n<p>For the latest news download the BBC News app or visit BBC.com\/news<\/p>\n<p>#BBCNews<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Marine Commandos have boarded a Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in the English Channel in the early hours of Sunday morning. 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