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The New York Times
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Russia has dispatched at least one naval vessel to meet and escort an oil tanker that the U.S. military has been pursuing and trying to seize, according to a U.S. official briefed on the operation who requested anonymity to discuss a sensitive matter.

nyti.msRussia Sends Naval Vessel to Escort Oil Tanker U.S. Is PursuingThe development deepens the confrontation over the tanker formerly known as the Bella 1, which the United States wants to seize but which Russia has sought to protect.

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Nick Sargeant
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There'll be at least one surface vessel plus a submarine on its way to meet it. Interesting, very cold bit of water between Iceland and UK to navigate in its path. I imagine that they will add a surface vessel or two more if there really are now five tankers running under a Russian flag.

Dalton
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May get chippy out there, as US already onboard and redirecting the tanker to UK/Ireland, so depends how close the Russian submarine (sent to intercept) is and what it is authorized to do.