US forces launch operation to seize fleeing oil tanker

[Billiejeens]

U.S. forces moved to seize two tankers on Wednesday, including one that had fled the U.S. blockade of sanctioned vessels near Venezuela and was being escorted by a Russian submarine in the eastern Atlantic, according to U.S. officials.

In the Atlantic, south of Iceland, helicopters and at least one Coast Guard vessel were being used to take control of a tanker formerly known as Bella 1, under the Coast Guard’s law-enforcement authority. The officials said tanker captains and mechanics would be sent on board to operate the ship.

Russia had asked the U.S. to stop pursuing the vessel, according to some of the officials. On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was monitoring “with concern” the situation surrounding the tanker, according to state news agency RIA.

—Updates to follow as news develops.

MSN

BJ -
No more pallets of cash, enemies.
No more authorized "small incursions".

It's a new Golden Age of peace through strength, gone are the 12 years of Obama's peace through capitulation.

 

[TNHarley]

peace

 

[BluesLegend]

Russia, the same Russia blowing up people in the Ukraine that Russia?

 

[1srelluc]

Some fringe reports are saying the USCG has boarded the tanker Bella 1 and put a crew aboard to take it to the US.

 

[Billiejeens]

Russia, the same Russia blowing up people in the Ukraine that Russia?

Si'

 

[JGalt]

Following that here:

US says it has seized second tanker after boarding Russian-flagged vessel linked to Venezuela

 

[Billiejeens]

Is it peace that confuses you or strength?

 

[Mac1958]

Non-stop chaos. Every day.

 

[1srelluc]

 

[martybegan]

Non-stop chaos. Every day.

These are sanctioned vessels carrying sanctioned cargo, or going to get sanctioned cargo. Why sanction something if you aren't going to enforce said sanctions?

 

[M14 Shooter]

These are sanctioned vessels carrying sanctioned cargo, or going to get sanctioned cargo. Why sanction something if you aren't going to enforce said sanctions?

Liberals talk the talk, but have no interests in walking the walk.

 

[Mac1958]

Obviously it didn't occur to our brilliant strategists that our adversaries have significant financial interests in the sovereign country we have decided to take over.

What a shock.

 

[martybegan]

Liberals talk the talk, but have no interests in walking the walk.

All about ideas, nothing about implementation.

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Non-stop chaos. Every day.

Yet another show of weakness by the weakest, tiniest little "strongman" in history.

 

[martybegan]

Obviously it didn't occur to our brilliant strategists that our adversaries have significant financial interests in the sovereign country we have decided to take over.

What a shock.

Sanctioned interests. Aren't these the sanctions that are supposed to bring Russia to terms acceptable to Ukraine?

 

[martybegan]

Yet another show of weakness by the weakest, tiniest little "strongman" in history.

Again, aren't these the Sanctions that are supposed to be helping Ukraine win its war against Russia?

 

[Fort Fun Indiana]

Liberals talk the talk, but have no interests in walking the walk.

So when did you decide to grab your ankles for daddy's nation bulding?

 

[martybegan]

So when did you decide to grab your ankles for daddy's nation bulding?

So now you think Sanctions against Russia are a bad thing?

 

[1srelluc]

So now you think Sanctions against Russia are a bad thing?

That's the vile dem hive mind for ya.

 

[Blaster]

U.S. forces moved to seize two tankers on Wednesday, including one that had fled the U.S. blockade of sanctioned vessels near Venezuela and was being escorted by a Russian submarine in the eastern Atlantic, according to U.S. officials.

In the Atlantic, south of Iceland, helicopters and at least one Coast Guard vessel were being used to take control of a tanker formerly known as Bella 1, under the Coast Guard’s law-enforcement authority. The officials said tanker captains and mechanics would be sent on board to operate the ship.

Russia had asked the U.S. to stop pursuing the vessel, according to some of the officials. On Tuesday, the Russian Foreign Ministry said it was monitoring “with concern” the situation surrounding the tanker, according to state news agency RIA.

—Updates to follow as news develops.

MSN

BJ -
No more pallets of cash, enemies.
No more authorized "small incursions".

It's a new Golden Age of peace through strength, gone are the 12 years of Obama's peace through capitulation.

Sink the Russian submarine.