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US has intercepted another tanker belonging to Russia’s "shadow fleet" in Indian Ocean. VIDEO
The United States intercepted the tanker Aquila II in the Indian Ocean. The vessel was violating sanctions.
This was reported by the Pentagon, according to Censor.NET.
What is known?
"The Aquila II was operating in violation of President Trump's quarantine on sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. It fled, and we followed. The Department of War tracked and pursued this vessel from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean," they said.
What is known about the Aquila II tanker?
The Ministry of Defence's DIU reports that the tanker is involved in the export of sanctioned Russian oil and oil products from Russian ports on the Black Sea, the Baltic Sea, and the Pacific region.
The vessel has been sanctioned by the United States, the United Kingdom, the EU, Canada, Switzerland and Ukraine.
What preceded this?
- Earlier it was reported that the US detained the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean
- It later became known that on 7 January, the US seized the Russian-flagged tanker Bella-1/Marinera in the North Atlantic. The tanker was sailing from Venezuela to Russia.
- The Russian Foreign Ministry confirmed that Russian citizens were on board the tanker. They demanded that the US ensure "humane and dignified treatment" of their citizens on the ship, respect their rights and interests, and not prevent the Russians from returning home from the ship as soon as possible.
