US forces have intercepted another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, US military says

"U.S. forces boarded another oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea, according to the U.S. military on Friday, as the Trump administration continues to target sanctioned tankers traveling to and from Venezuela. The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, according to U.S. Southern Command, which declared "there is no safe haven for criminals" as it announced the seizure of the vessel called the Olina."

"The pre-dawn action was carried out by U.S. Marines and Navy, taking part in the monthslong buildup of forces in the Caribbean, according to U.S. Southern Command, which declared "there is no safe haven for criminals" as it announced the seizure of the vessel called the Olina. Navy officials couldn't immediately provide details about whether the Coast Guard was part of the force that took control of the vessel as has been the case in the previous seizures."

U.S. forces conducted a pre-dawn boarding of the oil tanker Olina in the Caribbean Sea. U.S. Marines and Navy personnel executed the operation as part of a monthslong buildup of forces in the region. U.S. Southern Command said there is no safe haven for criminals and announced the seizure. Navy officials did not immediately clarify whether the U.S. Coast Guard participated; the Coast Guard offered no immediate comment. The Olina is the fifth tanker seized in a broader U.S. effort to restrict distribution of Venezuela’s oil products after the U.S. ouster of President Nicolás Maduro.

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