Oil Tanker ‘Marinera’ Enters Arctic Waters As USCG Pursues, Russia Sends Submarine Escort 

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The oil tanker formerly known as Bella 1, now sailing as the Marinera under a Russian flag, has pushed into the North Atlantic and above 60° N, a latitude commonly regarded as the boundary of the Arctic region, according to ship-tracking data and military sources. The vessel was around 200 nautical miles south of Iceland as of January 7.