US seizes Venezuela-linked oil tanker after two-week pursuit
- US forces successfully seized the Venezuela-linked oil tanker Marinera in the Atlantic after a two-week pursuit.
- The Marinera, part of a 'shadow fleet' breaching US and international sanctions, was reportedly surrounded by a Russian escort.
- The seizure risks a dispute between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin, as the vessel had painted a Russian flag in an apparent bid for protection.
- Russian news outlet RT cited a source reporting attempts were being made to board the Marinera on Wednesday afternoon.
- This incident follows the US Coast Guard intercepting another Venezuela-linked tanker and US forces entering Venezuela to seize Nicolas Maduro.