A tanker suspected of belonging to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” has left the southern French port of Marseille after being held for several weeks by French authorities. France is one of several European countries that have imposed sanctions on Russian vessels over the war in Ukraine.
The vessel, named the Deyna, departed Marseille after its owner paid a fine and admitted to failing to provide proof of the vessel's nationality, the maritime prefecture and prosecutors said on Thursday.
