US seizes Russia-flagged tanker
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U.S. military seizes 2 Venezuela-linked oil tankers in North Atlantic and Caribbean, officials say
The U.S. European Command confirmed the seizure of the Marinera, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker formerly known as Bella-1. It said the vessel was seized for violations of U.S. sanctions and pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC Munro.
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.
These maritime actions follow weekend events in Caracas, where US special forces extracted Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro and his wife, transporting them to New York to answer drug-related charges.