so, if you’re on a boats carrying questionable goods you now know what you have to do.
ken_the_boxer on
Comedy.. Benny Hill playing in my head.
DoomOne on
Easy fix, if you’re a smuggler. Run up the Trump flag and you get away.
Icy-Antelope-6519 on
WTF, How much more proof do we need for russian assets?
Agressive-toothbrush on
ICE agents hate this simple trick…
Strayed8492 on
This needs to be on every single possible media platform.
Distinct_Cup_1598 on
Remember when Maga lost its mind when Trump was accused of collusion with Russia?…
phthalo-azure on
Jesus Christ, what do we need a picture of Trump actually fellating Putin before MAGA starts to see their emperor is in bed with the bad guys?
not-usually-posting on
Now the suspected narco boats will start sailing under Russian flags.
YarpsDrittAdrAtta on
I watched that movie. Cage and Leto starred in it. Leto changed the French flag to the Dutch flag by rotating it 90 degrees. K-O-N-O
thatirishguyyyyy on
You can’t make this shit up. I feel sorry for *The Onion* these days.
tommysk87 on
Of course, one does not attack an ally, does he?
smokeeater150 on
Did ya hear that Venezuela Fishermen, run up the Russian flag for safety.
TronOld_Dumps on
Oh whoops, these are just Russian shady deals. We thought it was a drug boat from Venezuela.
Our bad.
ah_no_wah on
“Russian Flag appears”? They painted it on the side of the hull at the last second. I’ve lost all faith in humanity.
AngryMillennialFU on
We will bully every nation except Russia. Wonder why that is. Nevermind sanctions right?
Far_Car430 on
Agent Krasnov must comply.
Tdanger78 on
I feel like I’ve seen this in a movie at some point…starring Nicholas Cage
TronOld_Dumps on
The coast guard tailed it for 10 days as “Special forces were fully prepared to board the vessel by force but were awaiting a green light from the White House. The situation became more complicated after a crudely painted Russian flag appeared on the hull of the Bella 1.”
But we can shoot “drug boats” for no reason.
Alxman777 on
Is there all ready enough proofs?
Feuertotem on
Fisher boats – your war minister is ready to bring death to their family tree
The literal enemies of the state: Donald wants you to tell Puty he still loves him
Chazzwozzers on
Man all these random drug boats are gonna start being Russian.
Worldfiler on
SALT was a good movie
cogit2 on
Lol checkmate. Pete Hegseth: “Hey boss, they just started flying a Russian flag, should we still seize it?” Boss: “Lemme call Vlad, see what he thinks.”
OldBiker6969 on
Maybe Putin is “Bubba”
bondafong on
«This one simple trick will fool the americans»
vanKlompf on
Venezuelans now; “I have an idea!”
Aggressive_Chef_2225 on
So the strongest naval defense in 2025 is… a badly painted Russian flag?
Wild times.
Significant_Bag_7485 on
Fuck Krasnov.🤬
Impossible-Ad-887 on
So Venezuela’s fleet and vessel boats just has to disguise themselves in Russian colors in order to avoid getting bombed?
LilLebowskiAchiever on
I am ~~Sparta~~ Vatnik!!!
doctor_morris on
I’m confused. Are Russian tankers not sanctioned? Why pretend not to be Russian?
SimpleTomatillo1166 on
From the article:
“The US Coast Guard has suspended an operation to seize the sanctioned oil tanker Bella 1 after an image of the Russian flag appeared on its hull.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, citing senior US officials.
Details: US officials stated that US Coast Guard vessels had been shadowing the large oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean for over 10 days, staying at a distance of about half a mile (around 800 metres).
Special forces were fully prepared to board the vessel by force but were awaiting a green light from the White House.
The situation became more complicated after a crudely painted Russian flag appeared on the hull of the Bella 1.
Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Coast Guard may seize vessels that are stateless or suspected of fraud.
When the pursuit began, US authorities believed the Bella 1 was sailing under a false flag and therefore subject to a court order for seizure.
Experts warn that if the vessel has in fact been legally re-registered in Russia, a forcible takeover would amount to a serious diplomatic escalation. Washington is concerned that Russia may have exploited legal loopholes and retroactively registered the tanker without inspections in order to provoke a confrontation. The US is now trying to clarify the tanker’s status through diplomatic channels.
The Bella 1 is owned by a Turkish company and was placed under US sanctions for transporting Iranian oil on behalf of designated terrorist organisations, including Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthis and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The tanker is considered part of the so-called shadow fleet used to transport sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
Background:
Last weekend, the Bella 1 made a sudden 180-degree turn to avoid inspection and departed at full speed away from the coast of Venezuela.
On 17 December, US President Donald Trump announced a full blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers.
On 10 December, US forces operating in the Caribbean took full control of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.”
(End of excerpt.)
How could they not know Russia is constantly using shadow fleet to transport oil just about all over the world? The rest of the ciivilized world has known this for years. They sail under flag of convenience to avoid scrutiny.
imangryatyourgumbo on
As it turns out, as we all were pretty much aware, the “Russia Russia Russia Hoax” clearly was not a hoax at all.
willow_you_idiot on
Lol, USA is literally being shadow puppet ran by Russia through the Trump admin. Its insane.
SmartDiscussion2161 on
So a Venezuelan fishing boat with unknown occupants can be blown out of the water by military strikes, but a heavily sanctioned, almost unilaterally condemned Russian shadow fleet tanker is given a free pass? FML can this moron get any lower?
JukkasJarvi on
3 more years 🙂
8pin-dip on
… huh, that’s weird, all the Venezuela ships are flying Russian flags.
Red_black_flag_07 on
This is a case when the implementation of the laws of your country may be limited by the foreign master of your boss.
Specman9 on
Ha! Trump bows down to Putin. 😂
horrified_intrigued on
Says everything you need to know about Trump’s America right now. Bought and owned, body and soul by Russia. It’s amazing how fast the US has fallen.
TCristatus on
Venezuelan drug runners all ordering Russian flags from Temu
Debt101 on
The USA, a captured country
pzemmet on
Uno Reverse
terminalxposure on
Cheat unlocked
YusoLOCO on
Carrying a Russian flag in the US gives you immunity. Tip for immigrants
JustMyOpinionz on
The one time Trump could actually be right, legitimately in the right for confronting illegal ships in the oceans, ofc its fckin Russia
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so, if you’re on a boats carrying questionable goods you now know what you have to do.
Comedy.. Benny Hill playing in my head.
Easy fix, if you’re a smuggler. Run up the Trump flag and you get away.
WTF, How much more proof do we need for russian assets?
ICE agents hate this simple trick…
This needs to be on every single possible media platform.
Remember when Maga lost its mind when Trump was accused of collusion with Russia?…
Jesus Christ, what do we need a picture of Trump actually fellating Putin before MAGA starts to see their emperor is in bed with the bad guys?
Now the suspected narco boats will start sailing under Russian flags.
I watched that movie. Cage and Leto starred in it. Leto changed the French flag to the Dutch flag by rotating it 90 degrees. K-O-N-O
You can’t make this shit up. I feel sorry for *The Onion* these days.
Of course, one does not attack an ally, does he?
Did ya hear that Venezuela Fishermen, run up the Russian flag for safety.
Oh whoops, these are just Russian shady deals. We thought it was a drug boat from Venezuela.
Our bad.
“Russian Flag appears”? They painted it on the side of the hull at the last second. I’ve lost all faith in humanity.
We will bully every nation except Russia. Wonder why that is. Nevermind sanctions right?
Agent Krasnov must comply.
I feel like I’ve seen this in a movie at some point…starring Nicholas Cage
The coast guard tailed it for 10 days as “Special forces were fully prepared to board the vessel by force but were awaiting a green light from the White House. The situation became more complicated after a crudely painted Russian flag appeared on the hull of the Bella 1.”
But we can shoot “drug boats” for no reason.
Is there all ready enough proofs?
Fisher boats – your war minister is ready to bring death to their family tree
The literal enemies of the state: Donald wants you to tell Puty he still loves him
Man all these random drug boats are gonna start being Russian.
SALT was a good movie
Lol checkmate. Pete Hegseth: “Hey boss, they just started flying a Russian flag, should we still seize it?” Boss: “Lemme call Vlad, see what he thinks.”
Maybe Putin is “Bubba”
«This one simple trick will fool the americans»
Venezuelans now; “I have an idea!”
So the strongest naval defense in 2025 is… a badly painted Russian flag?
Wild times.
Fuck Krasnov.🤬
So Venezuela’s fleet and vessel boats just has to disguise themselves in Russian colors in order to avoid getting bombed?
I am ~~Sparta~~ Vatnik!!!
I’m confused. Are Russian tankers not sanctioned? Why pretend not to be Russian?
From the article:
“The US Coast Guard has suspended an operation to seize the sanctioned oil tanker Bella 1 after an image of the Russian flag appeared on its hull.
Source: The Wall Street Journal, citing senior US officials.
Details: US officials stated that US Coast Guard vessels had been shadowing the large oil tanker in the Atlantic Ocean for over 10 days, staying at a distance of about half a mile (around 800 metres).
Special forces were fully prepared to board the vessel by force but were awaiting a green light from the White House.
The situation became more complicated after a crudely painted Russian flag appeared on the hull of the Bella 1.
Under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, the Coast Guard may seize vessels that are stateless or suspected of fraud.
When the pursuit began, US authorities believed the Bella 1 was sailing under a false flag and therefore subject to a court order for seizure.
Experts warn that if the vessel has in fact been legally re-registered in Russia, a forcible takeover would amount to a serious diplomatic escalation. Washington is concerned that Russia may have exploited legal loopholes and retroactively registered the tanker without inspections in order to provoke a confrontation. The US is now trying to clarify the tanker’s status through diplomatic channels.
The Bella 1 is owned by a Turkish company and was placed under US sanctions for transporting Iranian oil on behalf of designated terrorist organisations, including Hezbollah, the Yemeni Houthis and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The tanker is considered part of the so-called shadow fleet used to transport sanctioned oil from Russia, Iran and Venezuela.
Background:
Last weekend, the Bella 1 made a sudden 180-degree turn to avoid inspection and departed at full speed away from the coast of Venezuela.
On 17 December, US President Donald Trump announced a full blockade of sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers.
On 10 December, US forces operating in the Caribbean took full control of an oil tanker off the Venezuelan coast.”
(End of excerpt.)
How could they not know Russia is constantly using shadow fleet to transport oil just about all over the world? The rest of the ciivilized world has known this for years. They sail under flag of convenience to avoid scrutiny.
As it turns out, as we all were pretty much aware, the “Russia Russia Russia Hoax” clearly was not a hoax at all.
Lol, USA is literally being shadow puppet ran by Russia through the Trump admin. Its insane.
So a Venezuelan fishing boat with unknown occupants can be blown out of the water by military strikes, but a heavily sanctioned, almost unilaterally condemned Russian shadow fleet tanker is given a free pass? FML can this moron get any lower?
3 more years 🙂
… huh, that’s weird, all the Venezuela ships are flying Russian flags.
This is a case when the implementation of the laws of your country may be limited by the foreign master of your boss.
Ha! Trump bows down to Putin. 😂
Says everything you need to know about Trump’s America right now. Bought and owned, body and soul by Russia. It’s amazing how fast the US has fallen.
Venezuelan drug runners all ordering Russian flags from Temu
The USA, a captured country
Uno Reverse
Cheat unlocked
Carrying a Russian flag in the US gives you immunity. Tip for immigrants
The one time Trump could actually be right, legitimately in the right for confronting illegal ships in the oceans, ofc its fckin Russia