Dhaka, May 12 -- Nearly 200 UK-sanctioned vessels linked to Russia have entered British waters since Prime Minister Keir Starmer threatened to intercept them almost seven weeks ago, according to an analysis by BBC.

In March, Starmer announced that British armed forces were now able to board sanctioned vessels passing through UK waters.

The British broadcaster's Verify unit, however, identified 184 sanctioned ships making 238 journeys through UK waters between Mar 25 and 3pm BST on May 11, with no public evidence that any had been boarded.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) said it was "disrupting and deterring" vessels linked to Russia's so-called shadow fleet, but did not provide operational details.

Former Royal Navy commander Tom Sha...