Overview
- French authorities said the Deyna was cleared to depart after its owner accepted a plea deal and paid a confiscatory fine for failing to prove the ship’s nationality.
- The Marseille court imposed the penalty under a plea procedure called CRPC, the payment will go to the state asset recovery agency AGRASC, and the owner pledged to obtain a valid flag.
- The tanker, which was sailing under a Mozambican flag at interception, was boarded in the western Mediterranean and diverted to Fos‑sur‑Mer for checks.
- Vessel-tracking sites showed the ship more than 300 kilometers south of France between Sardinia and the Balearic Islands and heading toward China.
- France says this is the third suspected Russian “ghost fleet” tanker it has intercepted, and it has moved to toughen penalties for sailing without a valid flag.