Captain of Russian vessel captured by Royal Marines charged with contravening sanctions

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The National Crime Agency has charged the captain of a Russian shadow fleet tanker with sanctions breaches following a dramatic seizure operation in the English Channel.Ajay Pant, a 38-year-old Indian national who commanded the vessel Smyrtos, faces prosecution after Royal Marine commandos and NCA officers boarded and captured the ship in the early hours of Sunday morning.The operation marked the first time British forces have led an interdiction to seize a sanctioned vessel.According to the NCA, Pant allegedly violated UK sanctions by supplying or delivering prohibited Russian oil products to a third country this month.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The charge relates to Section 46Z9B of the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, which prohibits the direct or indirect supply of oil products by ship from Russia to other nations.Under part nine of the 2019 regulations, trade offences of this nature carry severe penalties, with those convicted potentially facing imprisonment...

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