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Crew Paints Russian Flag on Tanker Pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard

The tanker was headed to Venezuela to collect oil, putting it in the crosshairs of President Donald Trump's pressure campaign on Nicolas Maduro's government.

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The crew of an oil tanker fleeing from U.S. forces in the Atlantic Ocean recently painted a Russian flag on the side of the ship, which appears to be an attempt to claim protection from Russia, two U.S. officials said Tuesday. It’s the last twist in a strange odyssey that began on December 21, when the U.S. Coast Guard attempted to intercept the ship, Bella 1, in the Caribbean Sea as it sailed to Venezuela to collect oil, targeting President Don…

The petrochemical ship Bella 1, a fugitive from the #USA military forces for almost two weeks, changes course.

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The crew of a U.S.-sanctioned oil tanker painted a Russian flag on the ship's hull as it fled U.S. forces in Caribbean waters, in an apparent attempt to gain protection from Moscow and evade Washington, two U.S. officials told The New York Times.

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The Seattle Times broke the news in Seattle, United States on Tuesday, December 30, 2025.
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