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    Gli Stati Uniti sequestrano una petroliera battente bandiera russa nell’Atlantico dopo due settimane di inseguimento


    Gli Stati Uniti sequestrano una petroliera battente bandiera russa nell’Atlantico dopo due settimane di inseguimento

    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/07/russia-submarine-escort-shadow-fleet-tanker-us-sanctions

    di MiniBrownie

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    1. Gullible-Care-5064 on

      Two week pursuit That’s less an oil tanker chase, more like the world’s slowest episode of Fast & Furious.

    2. AgencyProof8261 on

      At this point, it just seems that this country is absolutely feral, attacking everything, absolutely everything. I don’t understand how it even works.

    4. MiniBrownie on

      This Guardian article covers pretty well the complicated story behind this ship. It’s not as simple as “Venezuela-linked” as some other news outlets have reported. Here’s a TL;DR

      * It was formerly known as *Bella 1* and has been under US sanctions since 2024.
      * It was travelling from Iran to Venezuela. It was falsely flagged as a Guyanese vessel. (False flag means that it was not actually registered with Guyanese authorities)
      * It never reached Venezuela. In December it suddenly turned back into the Atlantic attempting to evade US boarding.
      * Then it was quickly renamed to *Marinera*, a Russian flag was painted on its hull and it was added to Russia’s official shipping registry.
      * In the past weeks it has been crossing the Atlantic aiming for the gap between the UK and Iceland, while Russia has been requesting the US to stop its pursuit.
      * Yesterday it was reported that the Russian navy had deployed a submarine to escort this tanker

      Main takeaway is that whatever is on this ship it was very, very important for both US and Russia.

    5. sisali on

      RAF and Norwegian assets have been swarming the tanker for a couple of days now.

      Looks like a good op all things considered.

    7. Snake_Plizken on

      Takes more than a Russian submarine to scare off a full blown pirate bully like Trump. He gets off on stealing lunch boxes, and anything oil related…

    8. Darkone539 on

      Wonder if we will find out what was on it. Russia was sending a submarine to escort it for some reason.

    9. Island_Monkey86 on

      Interesting, what does that say about Russia. They stood down and let it happen, why bother sending a submarine to begin with?

      Also, what does that mean for the relationship between Trump and Putin? 

    11. Vegetable-War-4199 on

      I absolutely love this Trump/Putin cosy relationship break-up

    13. -S-P-E-C-T-R-E- on

      More of this, and less of bullying Allied countries, please.

    14. ABoutDeSouffle on

      As much as I dislike the Trump gangster admin, they show how it’s done with the Russian shadow fleet.

      Europe doesn’t dare touch them in the Baltic sea, we could learn a thing or two here.

    15. Overton_Glazier on

      And this is why all the shit about Trump being Putin’s puppet is a lazy distraction and a way to excuse Trump for his own actions and motivations.

    16. nahnahnahthatsnotme on

      genuine question- HOW does a tanker crew repel an attempt for military to board the vessel?

      for example- i can’t imagine the tanker is faster than the helicopters/ other boats. Do the crew threaten violence / shoot at them? Evasive manoeuvres?

      can’t figure out why it’s hard to board

    17. No_Historian3349 on

      Jake Sullivan must be whimpering in terror in his closet right now.

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