U.S. military says it seizes oil tanker linked with Russia, Venezuela in North Atlantic

U.S. European Command said on Wednesday it had seized an oil tanker linked with Venezuela and registered as a Russian vessel in the North Atlantic in an operation.

"Today announced the seizure of the M/V Bella 1 for violations of U.S. sanctions. The vessel was seized in the North Atlantic pursuant to a warrant issued by a U.S. federal court after being tracked by USCGC (the United States Coast Guard Cutter) Munro," said the command on the social media platform X.

USCGC Munro is a Legend-class National Security Cutter designed for long-range, high-end missions. It is one of the largest ships in the U.S. Coast Guard fleet.