Russian captain
Coverage of Russian captain in the Nexus archive.
- France releases Russian captain of detained Moscow-linked tanker
France has released the Russian captain of the Moscow-linked oil tanker 'Tagor', which arrived in Douarnenez Bay, France on June 2, 2026. The French Navy was present during the tanker's arrival.
- France authorities detain Russian captain of seized oil tanker
French authorities detained the Russian captain of the oil tanker 'Tagor,' which was seized for suspected use of a false Cameroonian flag. The tanker, part of a Russian 'ghost fleet' circumventing Western sanctions, was intercepted by the French Navy under the Montego Bay Convention.
- France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked tanker: prosecutor
France arrested a Russian captain associated with a Moscow-linked tanker. The tanker arrived in a harbor in Brittany on Tuesday.
- France Arrests Russian Captain of Moscow-Linked Tanker – Prosecutor
France arrested a Russian captain of a Moscow-linked tanker, according to a prosecutor. The Kremlin criticized the seizure as 'international piracy.'
- France arrests Russian captain of Moscow-linked oil tanker
France arrested the Russian captain of the Tagor, a tanker suspected of being part of Russia’s 'ghost fleet,' in the Atlantic Ocean. The French Navy boarded the vessel, and the captain was taken into custody by Brest prosecutors.