60 h. ago Oil Tanker Fleeing U.S. Coast Guard Broadcasts Location in North Atlantic

Russia requested this week that the United States end its pursuit of the vessel, which was intercepted in the Caribbean on its way to pick up oil in Venezuela.

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3 d. ago Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, NY Times reports

Russia asks US to stop pursuit of fleeing oil tanker, NY Times reports  Reuters

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3 d. ago Russia Asks United States to Stop Pursuit of Fleeing Oil Tanker

The tanker, which had been sailing to Venezuela to pick up oil, has claimed Russian protection, although the U.S. authorities say it is a stateless vessel.

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4 d. ago Oil Tanker Fleeing the Coast Guard Now Listed in Russian Ship Database

The listing could make it more challenging for U.S. forces to board the ship, which an arm of the Kremlin’s maritime authority says is now flying the Russian flag.

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1 week ago Massive ‘Shadow Tanker’ Fleet Helps Rogue Nations Evade U.S. Sanctions

The Trump administration’s “blockade” of illegal Venezuelan oil shipments is among the few serious efforts at controlling the “shadow fleet” or “dark fleet” - the vast armada of tankers flying false flags, submitting false paperwork, shutting down their identification equipment, and helping rogue nations like Russia, Iran, and Venezuela evade U.S. sanctions against their oil industries. The post Massive ‘Shadow Tanker’ Fleet Helps Rogue Nations Evade U.S. Sanctions appeared first on Breitbart.

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2 w. ago US Coast Guard pursues third 'dark fleet' oil tanker as Trump targets Venezuelan sanctions evasion network

President Trump escalates pressure on Venezuela as U.S. Coast Guard pursues sanctioned oil tanker reportedly evading sanctions, A U.S. official tells Fox News.

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2 w. ago With Attacks on Oil Tankers, Ukraine Takes Aim at Russia’s War Financing

Strikes on four vessels signal that Kyiv is willing to expand the maritime theater of the conflict in an effort to crimp Moscow’s military funding.

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2 w. ago World’s biggest oil reserve holder faces US chokehold as Trump targets Venezuela’s shadow tanker fleet

Trump orders total blockade of Venezuelan oil tankers as the South American nation controls world's largest oil reserves with over 300 billion barrels.

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3 w. ago Seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new U.S. crackdown on shadow fleet

Seizure of rogue oil tanker off Venezuela signals new U.S. crackdown on shadow fleet  PBS

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3 w. ago A Seized Oil Tanker Off Venezuela and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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3 w. ago A Seized Oil Tanker and the Big Business of Dark Fleet Smuggling

The U.S. seizure of a vessel off Venezuela is likely to squeeze the country’s government, but do little to counter the tankers that secretively move oil from sanctioned countries.

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