” Rumor” has it this ship has Russian soldiers on board, why? It has been observed to NOT have any oil, but Venezuelan Gold and possibly Silver. Vlad was aware of Trump’s snatching of Maduro before hand, and loaded up the loot.
So the rumor goes.
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/marinera-srussia-tanker-cargo-opinion-5HjdQMn_2/
....As of January 7, 2026, U.S. Special Forces, backed by Coast Guard teams, have boarded the Marinera, formerly Bella 1 - in the frigid North Atlantic, just before Russian naval escorts could close the gap....The tanker, empty of crude but perhaps laden with secrets, had dodged an initial Coast Guard attempt off Venezuela in December, executed a U-turn, spoofed signals, and bolted northeast, painting a tricolor flag and slipping into Russia’s registry like a counterfeit passport.
Moscow’s response: dispatching a Yasen-class submarine and warships, turning a shadow fleet ghost into a state-protected asset. But the U.S. didn’t blink; they struck first, between Iceland and the British Isles, preempting the Kremlin’s rendezvous.
This validates the intelligence-payload hypothesis, shattering the weak cover story of a routine oil run.....
...It could have been a high-value delivery of Russian or Iranian advisors, electronic warfare suites, and air-defense modules: the specific asymmetric assets Maduro desperately needed to survive before his January 3 capture...”
Wouldn’t it have been better to put the gold on a submarine in order to make a stealthier get away ?
It’s the old WW2 Nazi Gold to South America Trick in Reverse !
Nonsense. If the Russians wanted to extract gold and silver from Venezuela, they would have flown it out. They would not transport it on an old tanker that the Americans want to seize. That tanker left Venazuela in a hurry empty becaue the Russians need the tanker. So far its made it to the coast of Ireland and avoided seizure for now.