Video released by Russian state media is said to show a US coast guard vessel shadowing a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic. The US says the tanker has been seized. Washington claims it was transporting oil from Iran and Venezuela, in violation of US sanctions.
_Russian state broadcaster RT reported US forces boarded the Marinera from a helicopter, and published an image of the aircraft hovering near the ship. RT cited an unnamed source as saying a US Coast Guard vessel has been following the tanker and an attempt to seize it during a storm had already been carried out._
