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US forces stop oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela as Trump follows up on promise to seize tankers
WASHINGTON: US forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro. The pre-dawn operation comes days after Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of the South American country and follows the Dec. 10 seizure by American forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast.
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huffpost.com
U.S. Seizing Another Vessel Off Venezuelan Coast: Report
The United States is interdicting and seizing a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, U.S. officials said.
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bbc.com
US seizes vessel in international waters off Venezuela's coast, officials say
The move comes after US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela.
