I see lots of comments regarding the possible cargo/personnel on the seized tanker. People are saying that sending a sub, etc., must mean that there's something or someone of great importance on board.
The most likely explanation to me is simply that Russia was trying to enforce the idea of the legitimacy of the ad hoc reflagging of the vessel.
But that's not very sexy of a headline.
Andre
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