PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
(13 May 2026)

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, with reference to his Department's press release entitled Shadow fleet set to be interdicted in UK waters in latest blow to Russia, published on 25th of March 2026, (a) how many Russian shadow fleet ships have transited British waters, (b) how many have been boarded and (c) how many have been detained.

Asked by:
James MacCleary (Liberal Democrat)

The UK has supported multiple interdictions of sanctioned vessels in recent months.

We will not get into details of our decision-making process as this could compromise our ability to successfully take action against sanctioned ships, only benefitting our adversaries.

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