The US military seized the oil tanker Sophia, which was in international waters in the Caribbean. write is associated with the press service of the United States Southern Command.
An hour earlier, it became known that another ship had been detained in the North Atlantic – the Russian tanker Marinera, which was heading to its destination under the international name M/V Bella 1.
“In the pre-dawn hours, the Department of War in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security detained an oil tanker that was under sanctions and had no national affiliation,” the order noted.
The press agency noted that the M/T Sophia was in international waters and “conducting illegal activities in the Caribbean.”
The Pentagon commented on the seizure of the Russian tanker
Southern Command said the US Coast Guard was escorting the ship to the US for final docking.
Journalists noted that at the time of arrest, the ship was thousands of kilometers from the US coast.
