Overview

• French Navy personnel boarded the Boracay off Saint-Nazaire over the weekend, leading to the arrest of the captain and an officer, according to the Brest prosecutor.
• Stéphane Kellenberger opened a criminal inquiry after a referral from the Atlantic Maritime Prefecture over failure to prove the ship's flag status and refusal to comply.
• MarineTraffic data indicate the EU- and UK-sanctioned tanker departed Primorsk on September 20 and was near Copenhagen on September 22 when drone activity closed the airport, with specialist reports alleging a possible connection.
• Danish authorities have accused Russia of orchestrating recent drone incursions across the region, while the Kremlin said it had no information about the vessel.
• At an EU summit in Denmark, President Emmanuel Macron called for increased pressure on Russia’s shadow shipping to limit funding for its war in Ukraine.