Trump says U.S. seized an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast

Mark Quayle said:

I'm not going to subscribe. What was the Port-of-Call of the tanker? Who owned it? I assume it was Venezuelan oil...?

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• Tanker Name: The vessel was identified by officials and maritime groups as the Skipper (previously sailing under a Latin American flag where it was not properly registered).
• Origin: The tanker was carrying Venezuelan crude oil from the state-owned oil company PDVSA. It had been previously linked to the smuggling of sanctioned Iranian oil.
• Destination: The ship was reportedly bound for Cuba where the oil would go to Asian energy brokers.
• Reason for Seizure: The U.S. government executed a seizure warrant because the tanker was part of an illicit oil shipping network supporting entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations by the U.S.
• Location: The seizure occurred in international waters off the coast of Venezuela and was conducted without incident or casualties
• President Donald Trump confirmed the seizure, calling it the "largest one ever seized" and stating the U.S. would "keep" the oil. The move is a significant escalation of the U.S. pressure campaign against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro.

Valletta said:

U.S. seizes oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast; Trump says, ‘Other things are happening’

President Trump said Wednesday that U.S. forces seized a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, a move that will likely inflame an already tense standoff between Washington and Caracas.

www.washingtontimes.com

We can't let Venezuela ship oil to Russia or any other country with an international ban.

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