Overview

• French prosecutors say two officers who identified themselves as the captain and first mate are in custody after the boarding near Saint-Nazaire.
• The Boracay, listed under EU sanctions as part of Russia’s so-called shadow fleet, remains detained as special units and inspectors search the vessel.
• Authorities opened a judicial investigation, citing failure to obey orders and the absence of documents establishing the ship’s nationality.
• Media and investigators placed the tanker off Denmark during late-September drone flights, though officials have not confirmed any link to launches and the Kremlin says it knows of no probe.
• The vessel has repeatedly changed names and flags and was held by Estonia in April, with recent reporting tracing a voyage from Primorsk toward India before its course shift to France.