The U.S. seized the Marinera, a Venezuela-linked oil tanker previously known as Bella-1, in the North Atlantic for violating U.S. sanctions. The seizure followed a federal court warrant and was part of a broader campaign against former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, who was captured recently. The tanker, previously flagged in Panama and now under Russian flag, has been monitored since last month, and a Russian naval escort was deployed during the operation. Maduro has condemned the U.S. actions as resource plundering under the guise of law enforcement.
