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![The oil tanker Grinch underway at sea. Illustrative photo. (Source: VesselFinder)]( "France Lifts Detention of Suspected Russian Grinch Shadow Fleet Tanker After Fine")
![Video still released by the US Department of War shows the oil tanker Veronica III underway at sea, with a US naval vessel visible nearby during the interception operation. (Source: US Department of War)]( "Video still released by the US Department of War shows the oil tanker Veronica III underway at sea, with a US naval vessel visible nearby during the interception operation. (Source: US Department of War)")
![UK Border Force patrol cutter Seeker sails through the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, September 6, 2020. (Photo: Getty Images)]( "UK Border Force patrol cutter Seeker sails through the English Channel off the coast of Dover, England, September 6, 2020. (Photo: Getty Images)")
![The shadow fleet tanker Turbo Voyager, right, passes within 600 meters of a general cargo vessel as it transits through the Great Belt of Denmark off the coast of Agerso, Denmark, on August 15. 2024. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukraine Sanctions 91 Russian Shadow Fleet Vessels Over Oil Smuggling")
![The Ocean Mariner chemical/oil products tanker-currently sailing under the flag of Liberia-sails on arrival at the port of Havana on January 9, 2026. (Photo: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)]( "The Ocean Mariner chemical/oil products tanker-currently sailing under the flag of Liberia-sails on arrival at the port of Havana on January 9, 2026. (Photo: YAMIL LAGE/AFP via Getty Images)")
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The United Kingdom may become a primary target in a hidden war beneath the sea, experts told Parliament. Russia’s growing submarine capabilities and focus on critical undersea infrastructure put Britain at risk of disruptions to global trade, communications, and energy supplies—even without a single missile being fired.
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