• makingrain@lemmy.world
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    3 days ago

    And, what else does it say?

    On Thursday, the French navy intercepted the tanker - named the Grinch - which President Emmanuel Macron said was “subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag”

    Thr whole point is that they’re not actually registered under the flag they fly…

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      Okay, you are right, the missing information in the article though is that Comoros themselves said the vessel is not registered with them. I don’t think it would have been legitimate for France to simply say “we suspect you are flying a false flag” and seize the vessel without evidence.