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Some details about Russian tanker seized by US have been revealed

08 January 2026 14:38 (UTC +04:00)

The crew of the tanker “Marinera,” sailing under the Russian flag and seized by U.S. military personnel on January 7, consisted of 17 Ukrainian citizens, six Georgian citizens, three Indian citizens, and two Russian citizens, APA's Russian bureau reports, citing local media.

There were a total of 28 people on board the vessel.

It was stated that the ship had initially been chartered by a private trader under the Guyana flag. A U.S. Coast Guard vessel demanded that the ship proceed to a U.S. port, claiming that Washington had not received confirmation from the Guyanese authorities that the country had granted its flag to the vessel.

The ship refused to comply, changed course, and headed from the Venezuelan coast toward the Atlantic Ocean. En route, the captain changed the tanker’s name and obtained temporary registration under the Russian flag from the Port Captain of Sochi. The Port Captain of Sochi had the authority to grant such temporary registration.