"Three officials, who were speaking to the Reuters news agency on the condition of anonymity, did not say where the operation was taking place but added the Coast Guard was in the lead. Two officials, speaking to The Associated Press news agency, also confirmed the operations. The action was described as a consented boarding, with the tanker stopping voluntarily and allowing US forces to board it, one official said."
"Al Jazeera's Heide Zhou-Castro said that there was no official confirmation from the US authorities on the operation. We are still waiting for confirmation from the White House and Pentagon on the details, including which ship, where it was located, and whether or not this ship was beneath the US sanctions, she said."
The United States seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, marking a second such seizure in recent weeks. The action occurred days after President Donald Trump announced a blockade on sanctioned oil tankers entering and leaving Venezuela. The operation took place amid a large US military buildup in the region as pressure on President Nicolas Maduro increased. Officials speaking to Reuters and the Associated Press confirmed the operation and said the Coast Guard led a consented boarding in which the tanker stopped voluntarily and allowed US forces to board. Media reported that official US confirmation and specific details remain pending.
Read at www.aljazeera.com
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