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

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We can't let Venezuela ship oil to Russia or any other country with an international ban.
 
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I'm not going to subscribe. What was the Port-of-Call of the tanker? Who owned it? I assume it was Venezuelan oil...?
Here is google AI answer
What tanker was seized today by the US? Where was it from and where was it going? https://www.politico.com/news/2025/12/10/us-seizes-venezuelan-oil-tanker-00685289



The U.S. seized a sanctioned oil tanker called the Skipper off the coast of Venezuela on Wednesday, December 10, 2025. The operation was led by the U.S. Coast Guard, FBI, and Homeland Security Investigations.

Details of the Seizure
  • 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.
 
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