"The U.S. launched an operation to seize the Marinera oil tanker -- formerly known as the Bella-1 -- which has been linked to Venezuela and is currently in the North Atlantic, according to three sources familiar with the operation. The U.S. Coast Guard has been tracking the tanker for the last two weeks after attempting to seize it on Dec. 20 when the empty ship was in the Caribbean and apparently headed to Venezuela."
"On Dec. 31 the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping listed the ship -- with the new name of Marinera -- as a Russian vessel. The ship's crew also painted a Russian flag on the ship's side. The Bella-1 previously flew a false Panamanian flag and was listed as part of Russia's so-called "shadow fleet," which Moscow is accused of using to evade international sanctions."
U.S. authorities launched an operation to seize the Marinera oil tanker, formerly Bella-1, which is linked to Venezuela and located in the North Atlantic. The U.S. Coast Guard tracked the tanker for two weeks after an attempted seizure on Dec. 20 when the empty ship was in the Caribbean and apparently heading to Venezuela. On Dec. 31 the Russian Maritime Register of Shipping listed the vessel under the new name Marinera as a Russian ship, and the crew painted a Russian flag on its side. The Bella-1 previously sailed under a false Panamanian flag and was listed as part of Russia's shadow fleet. The vessel faced U.S. sanctions for carrying Hezbollah-owned cargo and for providing support to the Iranian regime.
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