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UK forces seize suspected Russian shadow fleet tanker in English Channel

The UK has seized a Cameroon-flagged tanker. But it says the vessel actually belongs to Russia's so-called “shadow fleet”. Such ships often sail under different flags to evade sanctions.

Al Jazeera's Lou Browne reports.

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