"U.S. forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. The pre-dawn operation comes days after Trump announced a blockade of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in and out of the South American country and follows the Dec. 10 seizure by American forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast."
"Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that the U.S. Coast Guard with help from the Defense Department stopped the oil tanker that was last docked in Venezuela. She also posted on social media an unclassified video of a U.S helicopter landing personnel on a vessel called Centuries. A crude oil tanker flying under the flag of Panama operates under the name and was recently spotted near the Venezuelan coast,"
U.S. forces stopped an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast for the second time in under two weeks as pressure on Nicolás Maduro increased. The pre-dawn operation followed a presidential announcement of a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers and a Dec. 10 tanker seizure by U.S. forces. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed Coast Guard action with Defense Department assistance and released an unclassified video of a helicopter landing personnel on a vessel named Centuries. The tanker flew a Panamanian flag and was recently tracked near Venezuela. Officials described the boarding as consented and emphasized pursuit of illicit sanctioned oil movements used to fund narco terrorism.
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