On January 7, 2026, local time, just as the US military captured the Russian oil tanker "Sailor" (previously named "Bera-1"), which had sailed into the North Atlantic, the US military also captured a second large oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea. The US Southern Command announced that the US military had seized a ship in the Caribbean Sea. The Secretary of Homeland Security also announced, "At around 1:00 am on January 7, the US Coast Guard conducted two carefully coordinated operations, boarding and inspecting two 'ghost fleet' oil tankers," "one in the North Atlantic and another in international waters near the Caribbean Sea. These two ships, the 'Bera No. 1' oil tanker and the 'Sophia' oil tanker," "were boarded and inspected by the US Coast Guard tactical teams under the orders of President Trump, working closely with their counterparts from the Department of Defense, the Department of Justice, and the Department of State, utilizing their expertise, and carrying out these operations safely and efficiently within a few hours."

The Sophia oil tanker was seized by the US military

US special forces helo down to the Sophia oil tanker

The oil tanker "Bera No. 1" had evaded the US Coast Guard for weeks, even changing its flag and painting a new name on the hull during the pursuit, but it ultimately failed. The crew of the US Coast Guard's "Monroe" patrol ship pursued this oil tanker in the open sea and harsh storms, always keeping alert. "You can run, but you can't escape." "This is the dominance of the United States at sea."

US Coast Guard and military jointly seize and capture the Russian oil tanker Sailor

US special forces descend onto the Russian oil tanker by helicopter

The "Sophia" oil tanker was raided by US special forces in the Caribbean Sea on January 7 local time, and was seized by the US Coast Guard. From the public footage released by the US military, a boarding team from an MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter descended onto the oil tanker. The country of origin of the oil tanker is still to be confirmed, but according to reports by British media, the oil tanker was planned to go to China, and the oil on board, which was purchased by China, is now being seized by the US military and transported to the mainland of the United States. So far, the US has seized two oil tankers on the same day, one being a Russian oil tanker and the other being the "Sophia" oil tanker, which may have been transporting oil purchased by China.

US special forces attack the Sophia oil tanker

It is said that the oil on board the Sophia oil tanker may be oil purchased by China

The "Sophia" oil tanker should be one of the 16 tankers trying to break through. The Americans are so high-profile probably to tell the world: "The world's oil, the US has it all, I've taken all the first moves, try to move a little bit?" The US is starting to cut off Iranian oil, Russian oil sales, sanctions + cutting income, pushing Iran and Russia's internal contradictions to the breaking point. The US doing this, the world no longer needs the so-called "international law", what is needed is only missiles and guns, attacking US bombing, attacking the US aggression.

Russian giant ship attacked in the Black Sea

US openly attacks Russian oil shipping

While the US military was seizing two large tankers, one of which was a Russian oil tanker, on January 7, 2026, the oil tanker Elbus (Palau-flagged, 81,076 tons, total length 274.47 meters, draft 9.5 meters) carrying Russian oil was attacked by 5-7 Ukrainian suicide drones in the Black Sea. The vessel is currently located in the Inebolu area. This is the second time that a Russian oil tanker, or a ship involved in Russian oil, has been attacked in a single day, and this time it was an attack by the Ukrainian army.

Oil is the pillar of Russia, cutting someone's livelihood will lead Russia to fight with the US

Evidently, Russian energy exports have been simultaneously attacked by the US and the Ukrainian army in the North Atlantic and the Black Sea, which is an unbearable situation for Russia! Now, even if the Russian Navy deploys naval vessels, nuclear submarines, or long-range warships, they cannot protect the cargo ships, as the numbers are not comparable. It is estimated that various armed cargo ships will appear in the future. Russia is now directly equipping its ships with Wagner mercenaries, carrying suicide drones, loitering munitions, FPV suicide drones, light weapons, and man-portable air defense missiles. If the US sinks a Russian oil tanker, the Russian military will retaliate against US cargo ships accordingly.

Original: toutiao.com/article/7592636800095535650/

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