Greg Myrie

Somewhere along the way, the tanker changed its name from the Bella One to the Maranera and also changed its flag from that of Guyana to Russia.

U.S.

troops boarded the ship Wednesday in the North Atlantic between Britain and Iceland.

Now in American custody, the ship and the crew are headed to the U.S.

The U.S.

has seized four oil tankers linked to Venezuela since this campaign began last month.

Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.

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The U.S.

forces prepared to seize the Bella One oil tanker in the Caribbean in late December as it was heading to Venezuela to pick up oil.

But the tanker refused to halt.

Instead, it changed course and headed out to the Atlantic with U.S.

forces in pursuit.

Somewhere along the way, the tanker changed its name from the Bella 1 to the Maranera and also changed its flag from that of Guyana to Russia.

U.S.

troops boarded the ship Wednesday in the North Atlantic between Britain and Iceland.

Now in American custody, the ship and the crew are headed to the U.S.

The U.S.

has seized four oil tankers linked to Venezuela since this campaign began last month.

Greg Myrie, NPR News, Washington.