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  • Six Russian-flagged vessels on the sanctions list abruptly changed direction following the UK’s seizure of the tanker Smyrtos in the English Channel.

  • The six-hour operation involved Royal Marine commandos and National Crime Agency officers boarding the Smyrtos, which held oil valued at £45 million.

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