The US military on Wednesday seized the Russian-flagged oil tanker Marinera in the North Atlantic after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea, Russia’s Transport Ministry said.
The ministry stated that US personnel boarded the vessel “on the high seas outside the territorial waters of any state,” after which contact with the ship was lost.
The tanker was intercepted northwest of Scotland over an alleged violation of US sanctions. The operation was carried out by the US Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security, in coordination with the military, according to US European Command.
How was the tanker seized?
The vessel was…
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