Oil Tanker “Mariner” (former Bella 1) under the flag of Russia was hijacked during a storm in the North Atlantic.
The United States has been chasing a tanker for 2 weeks, which painted the Russian flag instead of the Panamanian one for protection.
US Coast Guard attempts to seize third Oil tanker near Venezuela
The Americans have now launched an attempt to seize the Russian tanker Mariner, which is en route to Murmansk, according to the ship’s owner.
A civilian vessel with no cargo on board is being chased by the US Coast Guard. From the air, American P-8A Poseidon aircraft are watching the tanker all the way.
The wind in the region is now up to 20 m/s, the wave height is 5 m and the temperature is almost zero.
The Russian Foreign Ministry called the situation around the tanker abnormal.
The United States had previously seized a tanker from Venezuela and kept it for itself. Piracy requires a response, and impunity will lead to further oppression of Russia’s maritime economic activities.
Isn’t it time for Moscow to start issuing letters of marque for protection?
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Stealing, roving, plundering under the pretext of democracy.
“The seizure of the tanker MARINER, also known as BELLA-1, is becoming more detailed, as expected. In fact, the American operation was much more complex than Washington was trying to show. In addition, it required the involvement of a significant number of forces. In addition to the 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, a secret aircraft belonging to the Central Intelligence Agency also took part in the search and pursuit. The Pentagon also needed to organize an entire air bridge between the United States and Scotland,” Alexey Ramm in the evening summary provides new interesting details related to the high-profile seizure… Read more »
For reasons unknown to us, the Russian vessel is getting excessive attention from the USA and NATO militaries, clearly disproportionate to its peaceful status, a ministry representative told Tass. The crew declined to let the American officers aboard and changed course, heading towards the Atlantic. The tanker has been followed by a US warship and aircraft from NATO countries ever since. Washington claims the empty tanker is involved in transporting oil from Iran and Venezuela in violation of American sanctions. The attempted seizure of the tanker comes just days after the US conducted a military raid in Venezuela and abducted… Read more »
The Russian Transport Ministry has confirmed that the oil tanker ‘Marinera’ has been captured by the US military.
The tanker was boarded by US military personnel “in the high seas outside the territorial waters of any state,” and that “contact with the vessel was lost,” the Russian Transport Ministry has said.
Is USA actually trying to start WW3?