WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: The US Coast Guard on Sunday was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. The pursuit of the tanker, which was confirmed by a US official briefed on the operation, comes after the US administration announced Saturday it had seized a tanker for the second time in less than two weeks.

The officials did not say where operation was taking place but added the ·Coast Guard was in the lead, Reuters said

The incident marks the second time in recent weeks that the US has seized an oil tanker near Venezuela.