Overview

• The Benin-flagged tanker Boracay, also known as Pushpa or Kiwala, remains immobilized off Saint-Nazaire with French naval personnel aboard after a weekend boarding.
• Prosecutors in Brest said the captain and first mate were taken into custody on Tuesday and their detention was extended on Wednesday.
• A judicial probe is focused on the crew’s failure to justify the vessel’s nationality and refusal to cooperate following a report from the French navy.
• Ship-tracking data place the EU-sanctioned vessel off Denmark from September 22 to 25 during drone disruptions, and analysts have suggested possible involvement, though no public evidence has proven a direct role.
• MarineTraffic data show the tanker departed Primorsk on September 20 en route to India’s port of Vadinar as French leaders highlight the broader ‘shadow fleet’ of hundreds of aging tankers moving Russian oil.