The media learned about the owner of the stopped US tanker Bella 1

The Bella 1 oil tanker stopped by the United States in the Caribbean Sea belongs to Louis Marine Shipholding Enterprises S.A from Istanbul. This was reported on December 21 by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), citing information from the analytical company Kpler.

"The registered owner of the Bella 1 vessel is the Istanbul—based Louis Marine Shipholding Enterprises S.A," the publication says.

According to the source of the publication, this ship was heading to Venezuela, but turned around so as not to be detected.

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Blockade imposed on Venezuelan oil tankers

On December 21, Bloomberg reported that the United States had intercepted another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela. It was about the Bella 1 under the Panamanian flag, which was under US sanctions and was heading to Venezuela.

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