A painted flag, a Russian bluff and an 18-day chase across the Atlantic

The Bella 1 had been tailed by a US Coast Guard cutter across the Atlantic Ocean for almost two weeks when the ship’s crew employed a novel tactic to evade the US military: painting a Russian flag on its hull.

Hoisting Russian Flags, ‘Shadow Fleet’ Edges Into the Light

The Marinera, which was seized by the U.S., isn’t the only ship from the “shadow fleet” of oil tankers to switch lately to a Russian identity, seeking protection.

Venezuelan ‘dark fleet’ tanker evades US Coast Guard as Russia sends submarine to escort vessel: reports

Russia formally asked the United States to halt pursuit of Venezuelan oil tanker Marinera after the vessel escaped U.S. Coast Guard interception in the Caribbean.

US boards a ship sailing under a Russian flag: what we know and don’t know about the legal position

An expert in international maritime law spells out what the international law of the sea has to say on incidents of this sort.
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Putin planted a Russian flag under the Arctic in an attempt at a land grab

The Arctic is heating up again as melting ice opens new routes and raises the stakes over resources and control.

U.S. Intercepts Fifth Sanctioned Oil Tanker

The pre-dawn raid was carried out by Marines and Navy sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.
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