US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in North Atlantic
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The U.S. Coast Guard has been pursuing the sanctioned tanker—now sailing with a Russian registration—for the past two weeks after it refused to be boarded in the Caribbean Sea.
THIS is the incredible moment US forces swoop onto a second shadow fleet tanker and commandeer the vessel near to the Caribbean. The impressive maritime raid came at the same time as the
Russia has deployed naval assets to the Atlantic to protect an oil tanker that is being actively pursued by US forces.
Video Shows US Military Boarding Venezuela-Linked Oil Tanker in 'Meticulously Coordinated' Operation
The US Coast Guard seized two oil tankers in back-to-back predawn operations on Wednesday, January 7, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem said in a statement.This video released by Noem shows thermal vision footage of US troops boarding the M/T Sophia.