The U.S. military chased an oil tanker from the Caribbean Sea to the Indian Ocean and intercepted it, the Department of Defense said on X.

The statement asserts that the tanker was operating in violation of the "quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean"

The Aquila II tanker, previously flagged by Ukraine’s intelligence as part of Russia’s shadow oil fleet, was intercepted by US forces while operating in defiance of US sanctions.