On 09JAN2026, personnel from USS Gerald Ford (CVN-78) boarded Timor-Leste-flagged Motor/Tanker Olina (formerly Minerva M).  According to a U.S. Navy press release, M/T Olina had been on a ‘ghost tanker’ hit list since 2021 when U.S. President Joseph Robinette Biden Junior issued an executive order against Olina/Minerva M and several other Timor-Leste-flagged vessels, as part of sanctions against Russia.  Operation/Joint Task Force Southern Spear video via U.S. Southern Command, I added the pirate music:

New video and information released of the tracking and capture of oil tanker Marinera (formerly known as Motor/Vessel Bella-1); Marinera was shadowed by U.S. Coast Guard cutter Munro (WMSL 755). The U.S. Navy reports that the crew of USS Paul Ignatius (DDG 117) intercepted the Marinera/Bella. According to Russian news sources, Russian officials thanked U.S. President Donald John Trump for releasing two Russian crewmembers. Videos were recorded on the 6th and 7th of January 2026. I edited together U.S. Coast Guard video and U.S. European Command video (via Honey Nixon), I also added the music:

07JAN2026: New World Order Oil Wars!