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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Dan Sabbagh in London and Rory Carroll in Dublin

US aircraft monitor tanker off Ireland that tried to evade Venezuela blockade

A tanker at sea
The tanker Bella 1 changed its name to the Marinera. Photograph: Hakon Rimmereid/Reuters

A hastily reflagged oil tanker 250 miles off the coast of Ireland is under US military surveillance after it evaded capture in the Caribbean Sea in December, changed its name and switched course towards northern Russia.

Bella 1 changed its name to the Marinera, registered in Russia, and its crew painted a crude Russian flag on the side in an apparent attempt to prevent a possible US seizure near the British Isles.

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