"Noem said the vessel had previously passed through Venezuelan waters and was operating in defiance of President Donald Trump's established quarantine of sanctioned vessels in the Caribbean. US Marines and sailors stationed on board the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R Ford took part in the operation alongside a coastguard tactical team, which Noem said conducted the boarding. The US military said the ship was seized without incident."
"The Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized by US forces as part of President Trump's promise to take indefinite control of the production, refining and global distribution of Venezuela's oil products. It was also the fourth ship seized since the US abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation in Caracas almost two weeks ago. The latest seizure came as Venezuela's interim president, Delcy Rodriguez, told parliament on Thursday that there would be reforms to legislation governing Venezuela's oil sector."
The US Coast Guard boarded and US forces seized the tanker Veronica in the Caribbean after the vessel passed through Venezuelan waters and operated in defiance of a quarantine of sanctioned vessels established by President Donald Trump. US Marines and sailors from the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford participated with a coastguard tactical team in a boarding that led to a seizure without incident. The Veronica is the sixth sanctioned tanker seized and the fourth since the US abducted Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a military operation in Caracas almost two weeks ago. Delcy Rodriguez proposed reforms to the Hydrocarbons Law and the anti-blockade law to fund new and under-invested oil fields.
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