“The vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine — hoping to slip away,” the Pentagon said.

“The vessel tried to defy President Trump’s quarantine — hoping to slip away,” the Pentagon said.

Pentagon tracked sanctioned Veronica III from Caribbean Sea after it left Venezuela on day Maduro was captured

WASHINGTON: US military forces boarded another sanctioned tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking the vessel from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected…

The US accuses the Veronica III of violating a "quarantine" on oil shipments from Venezuela.

The U.S. military intercepted and boarded an oil tanker overnight that was linked to Venezuela after tracking it from the Caribbean into the Indian Ocean.

Panamanian-flagged Veronica III left Venezuela on the same day as the US capture of President Nicolas Maduro in January.