France to try Chinese captain of Russia 'shadow fleet' vessel

A French court is to try the Chinese captain of a tanker from Russia's "shadow fleet" early next year, prosecutors said Thursday, after it was intercepted off the coast of France.

Boracay, a Benin-flagged vessel blacklisted by theEuropean Unionfor being part ofRussia's sanction-busting "shadow fleet" of ageing oil tankers, was stopped by French authorities on Saturday, according to a military source who asked not