"French authorities are investigating a sanctioned oil tanker suspected of being part of Russia's shadow fleet and which may have been a launch pad for mystery drone flights that forced the closure of airports in Denmark last week. The tanker, known as the Boracay, has used multiple identities and was one of four Russia-linked vessels in the seas near Denmark at the time of the drone sightings on 22 and 24 September, which so far have not been fully explained."
"Emmanuel Macron, the French president, said it was a good thing that the oil tanker was under investigation by the public prosecutor while the Kremlin said it had no information about the tanker or the incident when asked. Stephane Kellenberger, the public prosector in Brest, in western France said an investigation was taking place after the crew's failure to justify the nationality of the vessel and refusal to cooperate."
French authorities intercepted and diverted the Benin-flagged oil tanker Boracay to Saint-Nazaire while prosecutors investigate its identities and movements. The Boracay, formerly named Pushpa, had sailed from Primorsk with 750,000 barrels destined for Vadinar and was one of four Russia-linked vessels near Denmark during drone sightings on 22 and 24 September. Danish airports in Copenhagen and Aalborg were temporarily closed after drones were observed. The Boracay's crew failed to justify the vessel's nationality and refused to cooperate, prompting a Brest investigation. French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed the probe, while the Kremlin said it had no information.
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