US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic after two-week pursuit

Re:US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic after tw... by sorokod on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @12:38PM (#46529498)

A chaser article

"Reflagged by Russia, spied on by UK, seized by US: why so much interest in a rusty tanker in the Atlantic?"

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/07/marinera-seize...

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Re:US seizes Russian-flagged oil tanker in Atlantic after tw... by Rorando on Thursday January 15, 2026 @09:59AM (#46633450)

All these, by the media overblown, maritime "unprecedented" actions are simply put, just power projections.

After reading countless articles and having a deep background in the maritime domain, I've yet to find a single outlet that has a person who even barely understands how the maritime world works.

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