US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic

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Russian oil tanker makes sudden U-turn as US confirms ship seized after two-week chase
The Russian oil tanker, formerly known as Bella-1, was seized by U.S. forces Wednesday after a more than two-week-long pursuit through the Atlantic Ocean starting off the coast of Venezuela

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What we know about the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker
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A weeks-long chase across the Atlantic ended on Wednesday morning when the U.S. Coast Guard and U.S. military special forces, bearing a judicial seizure warrant, apprehended the Marinera crude oil ta...

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Healey: Capture of ‘Russian’ tanker ‘protects British people’

Britain’s involvement in the US operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in Icelandic waters was “protecting the British people and our nation”, the Defence Secretary has said.

Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database

The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.

Marinera ship tracker live: US seizes two tankers as Trump reserves right to use military force to protect Venezuela oil contractors

US forces boarded the Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, Wednesday, and later apprehended a second sanctioned vessel – M/T Sophia – in the Caribbean
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