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Lucinda Cameron

Captain and first officer of seized tanker have left UK waters, court told

A member of the US Coast Guard observing a Venezuela-linked oil tanker (US European Command/PA) - (PA Media)

The captain and first officer of a Venezuelan-linked oil tanker captured by US forces have left UK waters, a court has heard, after issuing an order seeking to prevent their removal.

The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella 1, has been in UK waters in the Moray Firth in recent days after being seized as it travelled through the waters between Iceland and Scotland.

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