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Russian "Iranian" Tanker near Iceland


               
2026 Jan 6, 7:35pm   146 views  7 comments

by TheAntiPanicanLearingCenter   follow (9)  

Wall Street Journal reports that Russia has sent a submarine and other naval assets to try to stop the U.S. from boarding and seizing the Iranian-linked and sanctioned crude oil tanker Bella 1, which recently became the Russian-flagged vessel Marinera.


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2   TheAntiPanicanLearingCenter   2026 Jan 8, 8:08pm  

@visegrad24
The U.S. is now chasing 4 sanctioned oil tankers that have re-flagged as Russian vessels and are trying to escape from Venezuela.

They have also renamed themselves:

- Veronica ➡️ Galileo
- Malak ➡️ Sintez
- Diane hi ➡️ Expander
- Unknown vessel
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It's not illegal for a commercial ship to change flags or registration - but only before the leave port. Doing so mid-trip is a reason for any nation to inspect the ship and cargo if in international waters.
3   Patrick   2026 Jan 9, 7:54am  

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2026/01/09/moscow-says-us-released-2-russian-crew-from-seized-tanker-a91635


Russia on Friday said the United States had decided to release two Russian members of the crew of a Russian-flagged oil tanker that Washington seized earlier this week.

The American authorities said the tanker was part of a shadow fleet that carried oil for countries such as Venezuela, Russia and Iran in violation of U.S. sanctions, and seized it in the North Atlantic despite the ship being escorted by the Russian Navy.

"In response to our request, U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to release two Russian citizens aboard the Marinera tanker, previously detained by the United States during an operation in the North Atlantic," Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement.
4   RWSGFY   2026 Jan 9, 8:15am  

Zelensky castrated the Red fleet in the Black and Mediterranian seas and Trump just castrated it in the Atlantic. Yurp needs to step up and finish castrating it in Lake NATO (formerly known as Baltic Sea). This will cut their oil revenues to almost zero and put the kibosh on their desire for foreign adventure, just like it did back in the 80s.
5   stereotomy   2026 Jan 11, 1:20pm  

Oh shit, hell just froze over. RWSGFY actually said something funny.

"Lake NATO" - I like it.
6   HeadSet   2026 Jan 11, 3:14pm  

stereotomy says

Lake NATO

The whole Russian-Ukrainian war is Russia trying to prevent the Black Sea from becoming a NATO lake.
7   FortWayneHatesRealtors   2026 Jan 11, 3:21pm  

stereotomy says

Oh shit, hell just froze over. RWSGFY actually said something funny.

"Lake NATO" - I like it.


He’s not wrong. Ukraine is NATO outpost these days.

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