{"id":104164,"date":"2026-01-07T03:53:56","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T08:53:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/?p=104164"},"modified":"2026-01-07T05:24:00","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T10:24:00","slug":"russia-deploys-submarine-to-shield-shadow-tanker-from-us-seizure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/russia-deploys-submarine-to-shield-shadow-tanker-from-us-seizure\/104164\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia deploys submarine to shield \u2018shadow\u2019 tanker from US seizure"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"flex flex-col text-sm pb-25\">\n<article class=\"text-token-text-primary w-full focus:outline-none [--shadow-height:45px] has-data-writing-block:pointer-events-none has-data-writing-block:-mt-(--shadow-height) has-data-writing-block:pt-(--shadow-height) [&:has([data-writing-block])>*]:pointer-events-auto scroll-mt-[calc(var(--header-height)+min(200px,max(70px,20svh)))]\" dir=\"auto\" data-turn-id=\"request-WEB:eed9d4c0-8a92-48c5-8a47-f7e00c0270d9-3\" data-testid=\"conversation-turn-8\" data-scroll-anchor=\"true\" data-turn=\"assistant\">\n<div class=\"text-base my-auto mx-auto pb-10 [--thread-content-margin:--spacing(4)] @w-sm\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(6)] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-margin:--spacing(16)] px-(--thread-content-margin)\">\n<div class=\"[--thread-content-max-width:40rem] @w-lg\/main:[--thread-content-max-width:48rem] mx-auto max-w-(--thread-content-max-width) flex-1 group\/turn-messages focus-visible:outline-hidden relative flex w-full min-w-0 flex-col agent-turn\">\n<div class=\"flex max-w-full flex-col grow\">\n<div class=\"min-h-8 text-message relative flex w-full flex-col items-end gap-2 text-start break-words whitespace-normal [.text-message+&]:mt-1\" dir=\"auto\" data-message-author-role=\"assistant\" data-message-id=\"04ea80b4-c90c-4a52-b73c-a5bd1c013370\" data-message-model-slug=\"gpt-5-2\">\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-col gap-1 empty:hidden first:pt-[1px]\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose dark:prose-invert w-full break-words dark markdown-new-styling\">\n<p data-path-to-node=\"1\"><span class=\"\">A major maritime standoff is currently unfolding in the North Atlantic between the United States and Russia.<\/span><span class=\"\"> The tension centers on an aging and empty oil tanker that was previously known as the Bella 1.<\/span><span class=\"\"> American authorities have been chasing the ship for weeks as part of a crackdown on illegal oil sales.<\/span><span class=\"\"> In a surprising move,<\/span><span class=\"\"> Russia has sent a submarine and several warships to escort the vessel and protect it from being seized.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\"><span class=\"\">The situation began in December when the tanker tried to pick up oil in Venezuela.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Because of a U.<\/span><span class=\"\">S.<\/span><span class=\"\"> blockade,<\/span><span class=\"\"> the ship was unable to dock and fled into open waters.<\/span><span class=\"\"> During the chase,<\/span><span class=\"\"> the crew did something very unusual to avoid being captured.<\/span><span class=\"\"> They crudely painted a Russian flag on the side of the ship and changed its name to the Marinera.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Shortly after,<\/span><span class=\"\"> the Russian government officially registered the ship as one of its own.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"3\"><span class=\"\">U.<\/span><span class=\"\">S.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Coast Guard ships are still following the tanker very closely as it moves toward the North Sea.<\/span><span class=\"\"> The vessel is currently about three hundred miles south of Iceland and is moving slowly.<\/span><span class=\"\"> American surveillance planes have also been spotted flying over the area to keep a constant eye on the ship.<\/span><span class=\"\"> Russia has formally asked the United States to stop the pursuit,<\/span><span class=\"\"> calling the American actions an interference with a civilian vessel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"4\"><span class=\"\">Legal experts say the situation is very complicated because of the new Russian registration.<\/span> Under international law, once a ship is officially registered to a country, it is protected by that country\u2019s flag. This makes it much harder for the U.S. to board the ship without starting a major international conflict. Many believe Russia is doing this to test how far the U.S. will go to enforce its sanctions.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">This standoff is happening at a time when relations between Washington and Moscow are already very tense. While the tanker itself is empty and in poor condition, it has become a symbol of a much larger power struggle. The U.S. is determined to stop the \u201cshadow fleet\u201d of old tankers that Russia uses to move oil around the world. Russia, on the other hand, seems willing to use its military to protect these ships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A major maritime standoff is currently unfolding in the North Atlantic between the United States and Russia. The tension centers\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":294,"featured_media":104165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[186],"tags":[34807,290,33979,776],"class_list":["post-104164","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world","tag-oil-tanker","tag-russia","tag-top-stories","tag-us"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104164","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/294"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=104164"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/104164\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/104165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=104164"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=104164"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/usa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=104164"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}