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The US seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker, the Bella 1 (also known as Marinera), after a weeks-long pursuit across the Atlantic. The tanker was suspected of evading sanctions and linked to Venezuelan oil.
removed the captain and first officer of from waters off and transferred them to a U.S. vessel, and they have been taken into U.S. custody to face prospective prosecution — but they were not nationals...
A U.S.-led operation seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker — variously reported as the Bella 1 (renamed Marinera) — after a weeks-long pursuit across the Atlantic that ended in the North Atlantic/UK–Ice...
has pointed to a paper trail of prior sanctions, tracking data, court-authorized warrants and alleged patterns of conduct to justify (formerly Bella 1), arguing the vessel is part of a “shadow fleet” ...