The Royal Navy sent the Wildcat attack helicoper (seen above) to chase the ship away (Picture: PA)A Russian cargo ship anchored less than a mile from vital undersea telecoms cables was chased off by the Royal Navy this week. The ship claimed it was making ‘essential safety repairs’, but a Royal Navy RN Wildcat attack helicopter was dispatched and chased the Sinegorsk back into open waters. Early this month, a sanctioned Russian shadow tanker sailed through the English Channel under a false name. Every day, hundreds of shadow fleet ships – unregulated, unsafe tankers carrying oil from Russia to states including China and India – sail through European waters. European Union regulations are evolving to address Russia’s shadow fleet.