EU Naval Force Boards Second Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker West of Sicily
⚓ IRINI — Italy boards a sanctioned tanker it can't legally seize. 📌 LOOK CLOSER: EU's Irini boarded the Toa Payoh — fresh Cameroon registry, shadow fleet history — west of Sicily. No seizure mandate means evidence collection only; enforcement deferred to national courts. With Hormuz throttled and Russian oil rerouting through the Med, Brussels is signaling interdiction intent while its legal authority lags the operational reality.
