US forces seize Venezuela-linked oil tanker flagged
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The two latest vessels join a third parked offshore Galveston. One tanker's presence near Texas refineries raises the question: what happens with the oil?
"In a pre-dawn action, Marines and Sailors from Joint Task Force Southern Spear, in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security, launched from the USS Gerald R. Ford and apprehended Motor/Tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea without incident," the U.S. Southern Command wrote in a post on X .
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U.S. intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution
The pre-dawn action was carried out by Marines and Navy sailors launched from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, part of the extensive force the U.S. has built up in the Caribbean in recent months.
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US forces seize Russian-flagged oil tanker after Atlantic chase
U.S. forces have intercepted and taken control of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic after a prolonged pursuit that began off Venezuela, turning a sanctions enforcement case into a high seas drama with geopolitical stakes.
The Bella 1 evaded a blockade of sanctioned oil tankers near Venezuela last month. Follow Newsweek's latest updates.
A second oil tanker linked to Russia's shadow fleet has reflagged in Venezuela, aiming to sidestep potential US seizures.
A semi hauling crude oil skidded off a western Colorado highway and rolled New Year's Day. The damaged tanker trailer did not leak, however.
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