The tanker was initially headed for Venezuela before turning around to avoid seizure by the US Coast Guard last month.

British armed forces provided support to the United States in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the ...

LONDON, Jan 7 (Reuters) - Britain provided ‌support ​to the United States ‌in its operation to seize a Russian-flagged ​oil tanker in the North Atlantic, the Ministry of Defence ‍said on Wednesday.

RAF surveillance aircraft and a naval supply ship, the RFA Tideforce, were among the British military assets which took part in the operation, according to the MoD.

The UK Ministry of Defence (MoD0 announced on Wednesday that Britain had provided assistance to the United States during its ...