A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.

The Skipper, a tanker sanctioned by the US in 2022, is thought to have been carrying 1.1m barrels of Venezuelan oil

A seized tanker accused of smuggling sanctioned oil has long hidden its true location. BBC Verify examines how.

The seizure of the oil tanker Skipper comes as President Donald Trump has escalated pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in recent weeks.