Swinney ‘deeply concerned’ he was not informed about tanker in Scottish waters

First Minister John Swinney said ‘these issues have been raised with the United Kingdom Government’ (Peter Summers/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s First Minister is “deeply concerned” he learned about a seized Venezuelan-linked oil tanker in the Moray Firth from media reports.

The Marinera, a Russian-flagged vessel previously known as Bella-1, was seen in waters in the north of Scotland on Tuesday with a US Coast Guard vessel after being captured in the North Atlantic last week.