United States forces on Jan. 7 were attempting to board a Venezuela-linked oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean, officials said. The tanker, named the Marinera, reportedly fled America’s blockade of sanctioned vessels near Venezuela and was being escorted by a Russian submarine.The attempted seizure comes in the wake of more than two-week pursuit across the sea, and as a Russian submarine and warship monitored “close by,” two U.S. officials. The Coast Guard initially attempted to intercept the vessel, previously named the Bella-1, in December after it evaded a U.S. maritime blockade of sanctioned tankers and refused requests to be boarded. Since then, it has registered under a Russian flag, Reuters reported. On Jan. 3, the United States captured Venezuela’s President Nicholás Maduro and his wife in a surprise strike on the oil-rich country. Do you think that US actions are likley to trigger world war III?
