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US Seizes Russian-Flagged Oil Tanker in North Atlantic

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit

The United States has seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic following a dramatic weekslong chase on the high seas.

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US seizes Russian-flagged tanker tied to Venezuela after weeks-long Atlantic pursuit

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Oil ship seized by the US over Venezuela sanctions was newly registered under Russian flag

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US seizes two 'shadow fleet' tankers linked to Venezuelan oil

The United States says it has seized two tankers linked to Venezuelan oil exports in "back-to-back" operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean.

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Russia says US seizure of oil tanker is illegal, lawmaker calls it piracy

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US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela

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US forces attempt to board oil tanker after pursuit across Atlantic

President Donald Trump said last month that he was ordering a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela, a move the government there described as "theft".

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U.S. military seizes 2 oil tankers linked to Venezuela

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US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit

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Crew paints Russian flag on tanker pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard

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Trump’s capture of Russian oil tanker sets a perilous precedent

The dramatic seizure of two Russian-linked oil tankers by American forces throws up complicated legal questions as well as the risk of reprisals, experts have warned.

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Russia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is Pursuing

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.

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Venezuelan ‘dark fleet’ tanker evades US Coast Guard as Russia sends submarine to escort vessel: reports

Russia formally asked the United States to halt pursuit of Venezuelan oil tanker Marinera after the vessel escaped U.S. Coast Guard interception in the Caribbean.