French Soldiers board the Russian shadow fleet vessel the Boracay in September 2025. The ship has been sanctioned by the European Union and the United Kingdom, and its crew may be linked to drone incursions in Denmark. AFP/GETTY IMAGES
NORTHCOM’s online magazine, The Watch, reports,
French authorities boarded an oil tanker off the coast of France and arrested senior crew members in September 2025. The ship is suspected to be part of Russia’s illicit shadow fleet and was known to be just off the coast of Denmark when drone incursions disrupted Danish airports last month, leading to media speculation that the ship’s crew may have been involved in the incident. French President Emmanuel Macron said at a European Union summit in Copenhagen on October 1 that the ship’s crew had committed “serious wrongdoings,” prompting France to stop the vessel as it rounded the country’s northwestern coast.
Drones launched from ships offshore are a developing threat that may be used by terrorists or a near peer at the beginning of a conflict.
The Coast Guard will likely have a role in countering this threat.
Chuck Hill's CG Blog 
With the worldwide advent of AESA radar technology there is evidence in all kinds of places that did not exist before. The Baltic should have extensive coastal surface coverage of all shipping and air traffic to provide evidence of same . . . even in REAL TIME!