O Bella, ciao! U.S. seizes sanctioned tanker after weeks-long Atlantic pursuit and brief standoff with Russian naval escort — Meduza

On October 7, the U.S. military seized two “dark fleet” tankers: the Bella 1 (also known as the Marinera) and the Sofia. Both vessels are on the U.S. Treasury Department’s sanctions list for illicitly transporting Iranian, Venezuelan,…

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