"A tanker is under US military surveillance 250 miles off the coast of Ireland while about a dozen vessels with Venezuelan oil are apparently trying to evade a naval blockade in the Caribbean. The ships, which are under US sanctions, turned off transmission signals that can be used to follow them after they sailed from Venezuela, according to TankerTrackers.com. The monitoring service said satellite images showed at least four left Venezuelan waters through a route north of Isla Margarita,"
"Washington said on Sunday it was imposing a quarantine on Venezuelan oil to keep pressure on its government after the seizure of Nicolas Maduro, who faces drug trafficking charges in the US. The US raid followed a steady buildup of a flotilla in the Caribbean and an announcement on 16 December from Donald Trump, the US president, of a complete blockade on sanctioned Venezuelan oil tankers. There is an exemption for oil shipped by Chevron."
A tanker is under US military surveillance about 250 miles off Ireland while roughly a dozen vessels carrying Venezuelan oil are attempting to evade a Caribbean naval quarantine. The sanctioned ships switched off transmission signals after departing Venezuela, hampering tracking. Satellite imagery indicated at least four vessels left Venezuelan waters via a route north of Isla Margarita. The monitored tanker reportedly began its voyage in Iran, was due to collect Venezuelan oil, changed name from Bella 1 to Marinera and reflagged from Guyanese to Russian while heading toward Russia. P-8 Poseidon aircraft from the UK and Iceland are patrolling nearby waters. Washington imposed a quarantine on Venezuelan oil and announced a blockade with exemptions for Chevron.
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