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Dave, the Eurofighters and tanker were just training. A lot of pilots need to keep flying currency after the xmas break. Its the same with the US pilots out of Lakenheath. Its been busy all week around the Wash ranges.

Guy, although a lot of their choppers can do air to air refuelling some cant and I think you will find that was the purpose of the UK fleet aux ship. I think it is a tanker...

Only the ship wasn't registered to Russia when first targeted, and neither was it carrying any oil.

There is another way of interpreting this. Putin watched on and saw an opportunity of boosting his own status, and particularly with Russian people back home by showing Trump to be the aggressor. Little lost and zero risk to Putin as the ship has no value to him. It's why his U boat just wa...

All part of efforts to defeat Russia's Uktaine war.

" -- ‘Shadow fleet’ ships moving sanctioned oil reflagged to Russia at rising rate "

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/08/shadow-fleet-ships-sanctioned-oil-reflagged-russia-lloyds-list-analysis

Good to see Starmer isn't spineless. He must have been involved, and not just told, I would think.

Just had a look and the KC2 Voyager is the RAF’s in-flight refueller.

There was quite a lot of activity over the North Sea yesterday lunchtime - an Airbus Voyager from Brize Norton was making some pretty patterns and there were also nine or ten Eurofighters around there too.

The Airbus had been off the East coast of Scotland earlier.

Yep.

On the upside, no Co2 in the atmosphere. 🤣🤣🤣

Cool. 😬

The USA blockaded Japan while we were fighting Germany during WW2, to starve it of oil. Look how that ended!!

Rob

As I said earlier. Russian shadow fleet.

https://news.sky.com/story/greenland-trump-white-house-live-venezuela-maduro-capture-strikes-colombia-latest-13489831

And

"U.S. Seizure of Russian-Flagged Tanker Sends Message to the Shadow Fleet"

The seizure of the Marinera challenges the legal and practical value of Russia’s effort to shield shadow fleet vessels throu...

Anam you must be bored - trying just a little too hard, to make a case for Trump being a good man😆

I agree Trev. The USA were targeting that tanker long before it switched flag. The pursuit wasn't targeted at Russia. And maritime law is pretty clear that switching flag whilst at sea and already being legally pursued isn't considered legitimate. What is more suspect is whether it was actually breaking the USA embargo when it wasnt carry oil. And anyone could see from how high in the water it is...