US seizes Venezuela-linked, Russian-flagged oil tanker
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A deadly crash involving a tanker explosion shut down both directions of Interstate 69 Wednesday morning near Noblesville.
The U.S. seized the Russian-flagged Marinera oil tanker -- formerly known as the Bella-1 -- which has been linked to Venezuela and was transiting the North Atlantic, according to three sources familiar with the operation. And it also seized another tanker, according to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
WATFORD CITY, N.D. — A tank battery explosion in North Dakota’s oil patch shut down a highway for several hours, according to state troopers.
The U.S. seized the "Marinera," which was sailing to Russia from Venezuela after it had broken through an American blockade.