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Bella-1

IMO Number
9230880
Vessel Type
Crude Oil Tanker
Flag
Guyana

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Vessel Specifications

MMSI
750350205
Callsign
8RAL2
Width
60.0 m
Length
333.0 m

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Latest News

Seized tanker enroute to USA
Feb 27, 2026

**Title: Russian Tanker 'Marinera' Sets Sail for the USA Following Seizure** The Russian-flagged tanker 'Marinera' has embarked on its journey to the United States after being seized in the North Atl...

Captain of seized shadow tanker officially inidcted
Feb 18, 2026

Avtandil Kalandadze, a Georgian national and the captain of the 'Marinera' (ex 'Bella 1') has been officially indicted in the USA. An indictment was filed on Feb 12. He was brought up on two charges,....

Captain and first officer to be prosecuted in USA
Jan 29, 2026

The USA were intending to prosecute the captain and first officer of the 'Marinera'. The captain, the Georgian national Avtandil Kalandadze, and his unnamed colleague were taken onboard the US Coastgu...

Captain and first officer transferred aboard US Coast Guard cutter Munro
Jan 28, 2026

The captain and first officer of the seized 'Marinera' have been removed from British jurisdiction by the US Coast Guard off Moray. The captain, a Georgian nation and first officer were taken from Sco...

Captain may be on US vessel set to leave UK waters
Jan 27, 2026

Captain Avtandil Kalandadze of the 'Marinera', who has been detained since Jan 7 after the tanker, formerly known as 'Bella 1', was boarded by the US military, may be on an American vessel set to leav...

Seized tanker transited Moray Firth
Jan 15, 2026

The seized 'Marinera' has been escorted by a US Coast Guard ship and several UK tugs deep into Scottish waters, as it made its way into the Moray Firth in the north of Scotland on Jan 13. It was not y...

Two Russian crew members released
Jan 12, 2026

The United States has released two Russian crew members from the 'Marinera/Bella 1', which was previously seized by US forces in international waters. According to Washington, the tanker was part of a...

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned seizure
Jan 09, 2026

Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned the seizure of the 'Marinera' in international waters of the North Atlantic by U.S. forces, calling it an “illegal use of force” that threatened to escalate mil...

Russia requested USA to cease pursuit
Jan 05, 2026

Russia has formally requested that the USA cease its pursuit of the 'Bella 1' in the Atlantic Ocean. The diplomatic request, was delivered late on Jan 1 to the State Department and the White House’s H...

Crew off fleeing tanker painted Russian flag on hull and renamed ship
Jan 04, 2026

The crew of the sanctioned 'Bella 1', bound for Venezuela, attempted a brazen ruse, painting a Russian flag on its hull and renaming the vessel 'Marinera' to claim Moscow's protection as the U.S. Coas...

USCG waiting for additional forces
Dec 24, 2025

The U.S. Coast Guard is waiting for additional forces to arrive before potentially attempting to board and seize the Venezuela-linked 'Bella 1', which has been pursued since Dec 21. The ship has refus...

Tanker pursued by USA
Dec 23, 2025

The United States has actively pursued the 'Bella 1' off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed on Dec 21, 2025. It was the third time i...

Four tankers sanctioned for illegally transporting sanctioned goods
Jun 12, 2024

On June 10, 2024, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced that the Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned ten individuals, entities, and vessels, inc...

Ageing VLCC changed hands for fifth time in three years
Oct 27, 2023

The 'Timimus' has been sold for around $31m. The 21-year-old tanker has changed hands for the fifth time in three years. In 2020, the ship was named 'Seaways Mulan' and sold for $23.5m by the US-based...

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