Overview
- A young sailor recorded a roughly 7‑kilometre, 35–36 minute deck run on March 13 with a smartwatch and uploaded it to a public Strava profile.
- The workout data revealed the carrier’s near‑real‑time position northwest of Cyprus, about 100 kilometres from the Turkish coast, effectively exposing the task group’s location.
- France’s Armed Forces General Staff said the post violated digital security rules and stated that appropriate measures will be taken by the command.
- Le Monde found at least one other crew member publicly sharing geolocated activities and images from a deployed French naval vessel, pointing to a wider compliance problem.
- The deployment to the eastern Mediterranean was ordered on March 3 during Iran‑related tensions, and while the presence was public, precise positions are treated as sensitive; no direct operational harm from the leak has been reported.