2026.01.16 14:52 GMT+8

U.S. seizes sixth sanctioned oil tanker it says has ties to Venezuela

Updated 2026.01.16 14:52 GMT+8
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U.S. forces have seized another sanctioned oil tanker, Veronica, in the Caribbean Sea, saying it had ties to Venezuela as Washington steps up enforcement of oil-related sanctions. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the ship defied a U.S. quarantine on sanctioned vessels, with Marines, sailors and a Coast Guard team boarding the tanker from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford. It is the sixth tanker seized as the United States seeks to curb Venezuela's oil exports.

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