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Royal Marines board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel

Marines were joined by National Crime Agency officers in the six-hour long operation in the early hours of Sunday.

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According to BBC News’s source item, Royal Marines board Russian shadow fleet oil tanker in English Channel, Marines were joined by National Crime Agency officers in the six-hour long operation in the early hours of Sunday.

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