BREAKING: US Seizes Fleeing Sanctioned Tanker Marinera Despite the Presence of Russian Military Vessels and Submarine

The tanker Marinera, originally known as the ⁠Bella-1, has been reportedly seized by the US.

It’s like a cold war thriller unfolding.

The Marinera, an oil tanker formerly called Bella 1, is sanctioned for shipping Iranian oil tied to groups like Hezbollah.

The ship had been trying to evade U.S. enforcement by reflagging to Russia and fleeing from the Caribbean toward northern Russia.

U.S. ships pursued it for weeks, outrunning a Russian submarine and escorts from the Northern Fleet.