Tankers off the coast of Venezuela are changing their flags to Russian ones.

      The naval blockade of Venezuela is forcing the shadow fleet to change ship registrations

      Several tankers off the coast of Venezuela have changed their flags to Russian ones, The New York Times reports. The reason for the flag changes is the actions of the U.S. navy. The United States has organized a naval blockade of the Bolivarian Republic and has begun detaining shadow fleet vessels. The first ship to change its flag and name was the tanker Bella 1 — it is now called Marinera. The tanker Hyperion followed Marinera's example. Three other vessels have also changed registration, but their names have not been disclosed. One of these tankers left Venezuelan waters despite the blockade.

      More news about the event:

      Reuters: U.S. is detaining the tanker "Marinera" sailing under the Russian flag

      The U.S. Coast Guard, supported by military forces, is conducting an operation to seize the oil tanker "Marinera," which is sailing under the Russian flag. 16:41 07.01.2026 Business Online - Kazan

      NYT: At least five tankers off Venezuela have begun changing flags to Russian

      At least five oil tankers located off the coast of Venezuela have changed their flags to Russian due to the naval blockade of the Bolivarian Republic. 15:41 07.01.2026 Business Online - Kazan

      Media: Russia sent a submarine to the tanker pursued by the U.S.

      Russia dispatched a submarine and a number of other ships to the tanker pursued by the U.S. Coast Guard, which changed its flag from Panamanian to Russian and its name from Bella 1 to Marinera. 14:39 07.01.2026 IA Tatar-inform - Kazan

      Tankers off the coast of Venezuela are changing flags to Russian

      The naval blockade of Venezuela is forcing the shadow fleet to change ship registrations

      Several tankers off the coast of Venezuela have changed their flags to Russian. 13:57 07.01.2026 Realnoe Vremya - Kazan

      European countries' patrol aircraft are tailing the Russian tanker Marinera

      The Russian Foreign Ministry called the situation around the tanker Marinera anomalous

      Patrol aircraft from France, Ireland and the United Kingdom were monitoring the Russian oil tanker Marinera in the Atlantic Ocean. 10:21 07.01.2026 Realnoe Vremya - Kazan

      Media: U.S. plans to seize the Russian tanker "Marinera"

      U.S. military authorities are discussing an operation to seize the oil tanker that U.S. intelligence believes is connected to Russia and may be carrying sanction-targeted oil from Iran and Venezuela. 18:52 06.01.2026 Business Online - Kazan

      The U.S. is preparing to seize the tanker Marinera

      Preparations for the interception operation are linked to accusations of oil smuggling

      The U.S. could begin an operation to seize the tanker Marinera as early as this week. 18:00 06.01.2026 Realnoe Vremya - Kazan

      Regional news on the topic:

      RT: An assault force is attempting to land on the Russian tanker in the Atlantic

      An assault force is attempting to land on the tanker "Marinera," which is sailing under the Russian flag in the North Atlantic. 16:29 07.01.2026 Public Service News Agency - Moscow

      Reuters: The U.S. has launched an operation to seize the tanker that changed its flag to Russian

      Text: Polina Kukushkina Reuters: The U.S. has launched an operation to seize the tanker that changed its flag to Russian. 20:29 07.01.2026 A42.Ru - Kemerovo

      Venezuelan tankers have re-registered in Sochi and Taganrog

      U.S. media claim that Russia has sent part of its navy to protect against U.S. naval forces

      KrasnodarMedia, January 7. 15:54 07.01.2026 KrasnodarMedia - Krasnodar

      War correspondent Kots called for measures in response to U.S. pressure on Russian tankers

      War correspondent Alexander Kots commented on U.S. actions against the Russian tanker off the coast of Venezuela, calling for sanctions against Western companies supplying weapons to Ukraine. 14:58 07.01.2026 Public Service News Agency - Moscow

      "You'll never run out of cheeks to slap": Kots called to "humiliate" the Ukrainian shadow fleet

      War correspondent Kots called for a response to U.S. moves against Russian vessels in the Atlantic. Photo: istockphoto/Tryaging

      War correspondent Alexander Kots, commenting on U.S. actions regarding the Russian tanker off the coast of Venezuela, 14:55 07.01.2026 RTV-Podmoskovie - Moscow Region

      Russian Foreign Ministry: Moscow is watching the situation with the oil tanker "Marinera" with concern

      The Russian Foreign Ministry stated that it is monitoring the situation with the tanker "Marinera"

      Ekaterina Volkova

      Gazeta.Ru: Russia is watching the situation with the oil tanker "Marinera" with concern. 11:55 07.01.2026 Gazeta Znamya Truda - Slantsy

      Tankers off Venezuela are massively changing flags to Russian

      NYT: At least five tankers off the coast of Venezuela changed their flags to Russian Photo: iStock/Alexey Bakharev

      At least five tankers off the coast of Venezuela changed their flags to Russian. 10:16 07.01.2026 RTV-Podmoskovie - Moscow Region

      The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the situation with the pursued tanker Marinera

      The Foreign Ministry: the route of the pursued tanker Marinera complies with the norms of maritime law

      Photo: Flight Risk Studios/Shutterstock/Fotodom The Russian Foreign Ministry commented on the situation surrounding the Russian oil tanker Marinera. 21:04 06.01.2026 Yamal-Media - Salekhard

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