This is the second operation of this kind conducted by the Italian Navy in less than a month.
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Italian Navy boards suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker south of Sicily
On August 30, the Italian Navy’s ITS Paolo Thaon di Revel (P430) boarded the tanker MV SUN south of Sicily during an EUNAVFOR MED IRINI operation. The vessel, suspected of being part of Russia’s sh…
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