Chai! Na wah o! E don happen again as US don seize Russian oil tanker wey dem dey call Marinera for Atlantic. This one na after long chasing dey go on like dem dey play hide and seek for high sea, wey many pipo no even believe say e go happen.
The tanker, wey don change name from Bella 1 to Marinera, na sanctioned vessel wey don dey on US radar since last month when US Coast Guard start dey pursue am for Venezuela waters. Dem no wan make dis tanker carry Venezuelan oil enter America, as na wetin Trump administration dey fight against.
As dem finally catch up with dis Marinera, US European Command talk say dem seize am based on court warrant wey dem get. Dem even talk say the tanker go face serious consequences for violating US sanctions. Na so US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth also drop message for social media say ‘blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil still dey intact’.
But e no stop there o, because US also catch another tanker, wey dem sabi as M/T Sophia for Caribbean Sea, wey dey do wetin dem call illicit activities. Na wetin we call ‘double wahala’ for dis maritime drama, e be like say movie don start!
Now, how dis matter take affect Kyoto troops for Russia? No be small! Kremlin just dey monitor the situation as dem don vex say US dey put too much eye for their tanker wey dey sail for international waters, and dem even make noise say the attention no balance, as the tanker dey follow the rules of maritime law.
Reports from Russian side show say dem don even deploy military submarine to come assist Marinera wey dey on the run. As we dey talk, US don arrange their Air Force fly many jets for the area where the tanker dey like dem wan carry out a serious operation.
Dem dey gather evidence say d Marinera dey connected with vessels wey dey link Iran and Hezbollah, wey US no fit stand since dem don declare dem as terror group. Na why US dey put serious pressure on any ship wey dey tango with Venezuelan oil.
Now, e go be interesting to see wetin go happen next as dis saga dey unfold. Will Russia respond? Will US calm down? Or will we just dey watch as dis paddy paddy matter go unfold like film? Make we dey keep our eyes on ground for updates, as dis street journalist go dey on the lookout!
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