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Seems that tankers registering as Russian has suddenly become popular.Interesting confrontation building up near Iceland.
US seizing Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit
WASHINGTON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - The U.S. was attempting on Wednesday to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker being shadowed by a Russian submarine, after a more than two-week-long pursuit across the Atlantic as part of a U.S. "blockade" of Venezuelan oil exports, two U.S. officials told Reuters.
The officials said Russian military vessels were in the general vicinity of the operation, including a Russian submarine. It was unclear how close the vessels were to the operation, but there were no indications of a confrontation between U.S. and Russian military forces.
Separately, the U.S. Coast Guard has also intercepted another Venezuela-linked tanker in Latin American waters, U.S. officials told Reuters, as the U.S. continues enforcing its blockade of sanctioned vessels from Venezuela.currently.att.yahoo.com - Exclusive US seizing venezuela linkedHistorically, the US has started a couple wars, over US flag merchant vessels being snatched on the high seas, and there was a great deal of tension over the UK seizing US ships trying to run it's blockade of Europe in WWI.
But the Pirate King probably knows nothing about history.
Steve
