US EditionU.S. Special Forces to Seize Tanker Near Europe
The U.S. plans a boarding operation to enforce sanctions on the Marinera tanker, using extensive airlift and surveillance assets, following a similar seizure last month.
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Putin's runaway tanker is 200 miles off UK waters. And US forces are massing in Britain
The UK Government fears a US operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker 200 miles off British waters could spark retaliation from Vladimir Putin. The US military is in pursuit of the tanker after it fled Venezuela to escape Donald Trump’s naval blockade, and it is currently in the North Atlantic. US forces – including AC-130 gunships – have been seen arriving at a base in England in recent days as the vessel approached. It is due to pass in…
Various media outlets are reporting that the US military is preparing to board a Venezuelan-linked oil tanker, currently sailing under the Russian flag, about 400 kilometers off the coast of Ireland.
U.S. Still Plans To Seize Runaway Tanker Despite Its Renaming And Addition To Russian Database
U.S. forces are still planning to seize a runaway oil tanker to enforce its blockade off such vessels dealing with Venezuela, even despite it changed its name and was added to a Russian database.
U.S. Special Forces to seize tanker near Europe
U.S. military aircraft movements through the United Kingdom this week are consistent with preparations for a maritime interdiction operation targeting a Venezuelan-linked oil tanker, according to open-source analysis, as Washington moves to tighten enforcement following the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. According to reports from CBS, U.S. forces are planning to seize the tanker Marinera, formerly known as Bella 1, rather than s…
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