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RoseTrellis

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16. More favorable position?

Reply to sboatcar (Reply #15)

Wed Jan 7, 2026, 01:06 PM

Jan 7

Perhaps they were waiting until it was far enough north for ships from Norfolk to intercept it, instead of having the ships in the carribean leave and pursue.
I’m also hearing European assets and facilities were used to support this operation, so there is that

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Exclusive: US seizing Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker after weeks-long pursuit [View all] RoseTrellis Jan 7 OP

Reuters is reporting this too, as an exclusive, but there's a subscription required. mahatmakanejeeves Jan 7 #1

Thanks for that! RoseTrellis Jan 7 #5

Other reports have a Russian warship and submarine in the area. Ray Bruns Jan 7 #2

Militarily? MarineCombatEngineer Jan 7 #10

Russia isn't going to start a shooting war over a police action to enforce a blockade against Venezuela. Martin68 Jan 7 #14

Would recommend a different source (RT is forbidden on DU now) BumRushDaShow Jan 7 #3

Thank you! RoseTrellis Jan 7 #7

... BumRushDaShow Jan 7 #9

I think this is a kind of iffy report. JohnnyRingo Jan 7 #4

Whole pile of M$M have it now. BumRushDaShow Jan 7 #8

Here is the Bloomberg's report on it lostincalifornia Jan 7 #6

MarineTraffic RoseTrellis Jan 7 #11

This is some spooky sh*t...Another view and comment. I did not know the Brits were involved too... mitch96 Jan 7 #12

Link to The Hill nitpicked Jan 7 #13

I don't get why it took two weeks to catch it sboatcar Jan 7 #15

More favorable position? RoseTrellis Jan 7 #16

And the US has seized another tanker, in the Caribbean muriel_volestrangler Thursday #17