Naval assets sent to aid sanctions-hit vessel that has spent weeks attempting to evade US blockade, say reports

Ship changed its name and registered in Russia in apparent attempt to prevent possible US seizure near British Isles

Mosca ha inviato un sottomarino e altre risorse navali per scortare una petroliera vuota e arrugginita, che è diventata un nuovo punto critico nelle relazioni tra Stati Uniti e…

Mosca ha inviato un sottomarino e altre risorse navali per scortare una petroliera vuota e arrugginita, che è diventata un nuovo punto critico nelle relazioni tra Stati Uniti e…

Naval assets sent to aid sanctions-hit vessel that has spent weeks attempting to evade US blockade, say reports

Russian submarine and warship are in the vicinity as the US operation unfolds, news report says.

Video appears to show a US Coast Guard ship sailing close to the Marinera, an empty oil tanker that has been trying to evade a US blockade near Venezuela. Footage published by…

A potential U.S.-Russia standoff was unfolding in the Atlantic after Russia sent naval assets to the aid of a tanker being pursued by the U.S. forces.

The operation ratcheted up tensions with Moscow as the US flexes its military might in the Caribbean.

Ship has long been part of shadow fleet used to dodge western sanctions. It had no oil onboard – but was it carrying Russian weapons?