Overview

• The Brest prosecutor opened a preliminary inquiry for missing nationality and flag documentation as well as refusal to comply, tasking maritime gendarmerie units with the case.
• French Navy officials say the crew could not produce papers and did not follow instructions; the 244‑metre vessel is anchored near the Saint‑Nazaire offshore wind farm under naval surveillance.
• The tanker operates under multiple identities — Boracay, Pushpa, Kiwala — and appears on EU and UK sanctions lists for high‑risk irregular maritime practices tied to Russian oil movements.
• Danish authorities have included the ship’s name in an investigation into unidentified drone overflights that temporarily closed several airports from 22 to 25 September, with no confirmed operational link disclosed.
• MarineTraffic data show the ship departed Primorsk on 20 September with a declared destination of Vadinar, India, around 20 October.