A painted flag, a Russian bluff and an 18-day chase across the Atlantic

The Bella 1 had been tailed by a US Coast Guard cutter across the Atlantic Ocean for almost two weeks when the ship’s crew ...

Venezuelan ‘dark fleet’ tanker evades US Coast Guard as Russia sends submarine to escort vessel: reports

Russia formally asked the United States to halt pursuit of Venezuelan oil tanker Marinera after the vessel escaped U.S. Coast ...
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Russia becomes flag of choice as sanctioned oil tankers scramble to avoid seizures

More than 15 oil tankers linked to sanctioned oil shipments have switched their registration to the Russian flag within just ...

Russian flags proliferate over shadow fleet of oil tankers

Twenty-five tankers were reflagged to Russia in the final three months of 2025, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence.

What we know about the US seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker

United States forces boarded and seized a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean Wednesday following a weeks-long chase on the high seas which has escalated tensions with Moscow and piled ...

U.S. seizes tanker that raised Russian flag after weeks-long chase in North Atlantic

The U.S. seized an oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a two-week pursuit spanning thousands of miles from the Caribbean.

Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light

The Marinera, which was seized by the U.S., isn’t the only ship from the “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to switch lately to a ...

US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position

An expert in international maritime law spells out what the international law of the sea has to say on incidents of this sort ...

U.S. seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker linked to Venezuela after weekslong pursuit

The White House said the crew on the Marinera, which had been re-flagged as a Russian vessel, "will be brought to the United ...