WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it seized another tanker that tried to break an American naval blockade aimed at preventing sanctioned vessels from going to or departing Venezuela, the fifth ship apprehended in recent weeks. Washington has deployed a huge naval force in the Caribbean, striking boats it says were used for drug trafficking, seizing tankers and carrying out a stunning operation to seize Venezuela’s leftist leader.

U.S. European Command announced the seizure of the merchant vessel Bella 1 for “violations of U.S. sanctions” in a social medial post.

A U.S. official says U.S. forces have boarded a Venezuela-linked sanctioned oil tanker in North Atlantic after pursuing it for weeks.

The ships were boarded by US forces in predawn operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.

The Olina, seized in the Caribbean, was falsely flying the flag of Timor Leste, according to a public shipping database

U.S. forces boarded and seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, the U.S. military said Friday, intensifying Washington’s campaign against vessels...

Operation comes days after US seized Russian-flagged tanker; US pledges to continue blockade following Maduro abduction.

US forces have seized another tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials said, as Washington continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil.

The U.S. has seized another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as it works to control Venezuela's oil. It was "suspected of carrying embargoed oil."

WASHINGTON: The United States said Friday it seized another tanker that tried to break an American naval blockade aimed at preventing sanctioned vessels from going to or departing…