Royal Marines have seized a Russian shadow fleet tanker in the English Channel for the first time. In a six-hour operation in the early hours of Sunday morning, Royal Marine Commandos and law enforcement officers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) boarded the Smyrtos, a Russian tanker operating off the south coast of England. The vessel, which was sailing under the flag of Cameroon, will now be moved to an anchorage off the south coast and will be monitored for any environmental or safety