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

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

US officials have a warrant to seize the Russian-flagged ship accused of breaking sanctions.

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

A U.S. official says U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks.

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…

This appeared to be the first time in recent memory that the U.S. military has seized a Russian-flagged vessel.

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.

Die USA stoppen einen unter russischer Flagge fahrenden Öltanker im Nordatlantik. US-Angaben zufolge habe er sanktioniertes Erdöl aus Venezuela und dem Iran transportiert. Auch…

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

US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker in North Atlantic; Trump says Venezuela to turn over 30-50 million barrels of oil.

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

The Marinera, registered under a Russian flag, is the third sanctioned tanker the US has seized in recent weeks, Alex Croft reports

The seized ship, now named Marinera, is just one that Russia has reflagged to join its "dark" fleet.

The US has dramatically seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker between the UK and Iceland, with the support of the UK government. The operation comes after US attacks on Venezuela,…

British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

Lucy Hough speaks to the Russian affairs correspondent Pjotr Sauer

The ships were boarded by US forces in predawn operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

Operations mark latest demonstration of brazen US military power and reach

New footage shows the US Coast Guard boarding two Venezuela tankers in “back-to-back” operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean. Video released by the White House on…