US seizes Russia-flagged oil tanker

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What we know about the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker
United States forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday following a weeks-long chase on the high seas which has escalated tensions with Moscow and piled further pressure on its ally Venezuela.

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US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic and 2nd tanker
U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit
US tries to hijack Russian‑flagged tanker 'Bella 1'? Venezuela oil pursuit enters tense new phase
The United States is actively attempting to seize a Venezuela‑linked oil tanker, formerly known as Bella 1 and now renamed Marinera, after a dramatic two‑week chase across the Atlantic.

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U.S. Seizes Oil Tanker and Boards Another Amid Tensions With Russia
US launches high-stakes operation to seize Venezuela-linked oil tanker after Atlantic pursuit-here's what this means for Russia and global oil
Russia sends submarine to escort sanctioned oil tanker off coast of Ireland
A US official said on Tuesday that Russia had sent a submarine and other naval assets to escort the Bella 1, according to The Wall Street Journal, in a sign of rising tensions between the two countrie...

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Russia sends submarine to escort tanker the US tried to seize off Venezuela
Russian oil tanker Bella 1 STORMED by US forces as Putin's navy watches on

What to Know About the Oil Tanker Seizures Escalating U.S.–Russia Tensions

The U.S. Coast Guard attempted to board the tanker, which is accused of breaking U.S. sanctions and transporting Iranian oil headed to Venezuela, in the Caribbean last month. The vessel refused to be boarded, turned away, and fled. It then changed its name to the Marinera and re-registered as a Russian vessel.

Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing

The development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.

US forces finally caught a blockade-running tanker after chasing it across the Atlantic

The tanker, originally called Bella 1, evaded a US naval blockade of sanctioned vessels near Venezuela last month.

Venezuelan ‘dark fleet’ tanker evades US Coast Guard as Russia sends submarine to escort vessel: reports

Russia formally asked the United States to halt pursuit of Venezuelan oil tanker Marinera after the vessel escaped U.S. Coast Guard interception in the Caribbean.
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