59 h. ago Action taken against Donald Trump in Scots courts by detained captain of seized Russian

The United States military seized the Marinera, formerly known as Bella-1, on 7 January after it was accused of breaking US sanctions by carrying oil for Venezuela, Russia and Iran.

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3 d. ago France detains captain of suspected Russian 'shadow fleet' tanker seized in Mediterranean

The captain of an oil tanker intercepted by the French navy in the Mediterranean Sea is in custody for questioning

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4 d. ago Russian diplomat snapped ‘SPYING’ on seized oil tanker off Scots coast after US raid

RUSSIA’S top diplomat in Scotland snooped on a seized oil tanker in a “comedy” propaganda stunt. Consul General Denis Moskalenko was mocked after being snapped peering through binoculars at the US-captured Marinera in the Moray Firth. His officials released the images after this month’s operation aided by the UK, amid claims the ship broke sanctions...

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4 d. ago Britain plans to seize more Russian tankers and sell their oil to send millions to fund Ukraine's war against Putin

Senior Government sources told the MoS they expect each seized tanker in Russia's sanctions-busting 'shadow fleet' would raise tens of millions.

Economics

6 d. ago Royal Navy boat helps French seize Russian ‘shadow fleet’ tanker in the Mediterranean

Defence Secretary John Healey vowed to ‘choke off funds’ that fuel Vladimir Putin’s illegal invasion of Ukraine

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6 d. ago Britain helps France seize 'Russian shadow fleet' tanker in commando

'This morning, the French Navy boarded and searched an oil tanker from Russia, subject to international sanctions and suspected of flying a false flag,' he said on X.

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1 week ago Russian court considers central bank's $232B lawsuit against Euroclear over seized assets

A court in Moscow has started considering a lawsuit filed by Russia’s Central Bank against Euroclear, the Brussels-based clearing house that holds the bulk of Moscow’s frozen assets in Europe

Economics

2 w. ago ‘Russian’ shadow tanker seized by US forces escorted to Scots coast after daring raid that risked major Putin clash

The tanker seized in the North Atlantic last week by the US military has been taken to the Moray Firth in Northern Scotland. The ship was towed by three UK tugs followed by a US coastguard ship. The Marinera, a Venezuelan-linked vessel previously known as Bella-1, was captured on Wednesday by US forces as it...

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2 w. ago Russian oil tanker seized by US is escorted into Scottish waters

The vessel, known for transporting Venezuelan crude oil, has been escorted into Scots waters.

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2 w. ago Russian shadow fleet ships could be seized by British forces

Development comes after the UK supported a US operation to seize a Russian flagged tanker in the North Atlantic

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2 w. ago Brit special forces ‘lined up to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers’ in helicopter raids after Trump Marinera seizure

BRITISH special forces have helicopters "lined up" ready to storm Russian shadow fleet tankers. The UK helped US special forces to seize a rogue Russia-linked oil tanker in a commando-style raid in the Atlantic last week, however, no British personnel actually stepped foot on the vessel. However, a new legal basis identified by the government means...

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2 w. ago Britain is 'absolutely willing' to do more after its involvement in seizing Russian

The presence of the rusting, 100,000-tonne vessel set the scene for another dramatic Special Forces raid on the high seas, if the US President chooses to intervene.

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2 w. ago US military aircraft pictured at Scots airport during Russian oil tanker seizure

American aircrafts landed in Wick as part of a military operation in the North Atlantic.

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2 w. ago Moscow says US seizure of Russian tanker risks military escalation at sea

Russia’s foreign ministry accuses Washington of lowering the ‘threshold for use of force’

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2 w. ago Sanctioned Russian oil tanker 'spotted sailing through English Channel' a day after US seized another rogue ship off Iceland

The ship was sanctioned by the US when it was named Tia in 2024, but it is now sailing under a false name.

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2 w. ago UK was ‘absolutely willing’ to support US in seizing Russian tanker – minister

Douglas Alexander said the ship seized in water between Iceland and Scotland was ‘part of the shadow fleet that funds Russia’s war effort in Ukraine’.

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3 w. ago U.S. vows to control Venezuela’s oil ‘indefinitely’ after UK helps Trump seize two tankers: Live updates

Trump claimed that American companies would be sending workers to Venezuela to help rebuild the nation’s oil industry infrastructure

Politics

3 w. ago Trump on collision course with Putin after US seizes Russian

British armed forces supported Washington’s dramatic capture of the Marinera in the Atlantic as global tensions grow

Politics

3 w. ago Oil blockades, a two week chase and ‘outright piracy’: All we know about blacklisted supertanker seized by US

The Marinera, registered under a Russian flag, is the third sanctioned tanker the US has seized in recent weeks, Alex Croft reports

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3 w. ago Tensions flare as Russian lawmaker accuses US of PIRACY after Trump's forces seize two ships in daring raids: Live updates

US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth claimed that the 'blockade' of sanctioned Venezuelan oil remains in 'full effect' after the US secured a Russian-flagged oil tanker in European waters.

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