"The US military "apprehended" the Olina oil tanker in the Caribbean "without incident" early on Friday, the US Southern Command posted on X. "Apprehensions like this are backed by the full power of the US Navy's Amphibious Ready Group, including the ready and lethal platforms of the USS Iwo Jima, USS San Antonio and USS Fort Lauderdale," the post added, referring to three US ships."
"Reuters news agency reported, based on an industry source, that Olina had departed from Venezuela last week, and that it was falsely flying the flag of Timor-Leste. The USS Iwo Jima (pictured above) backed up the seizure of the Olina tanker (FILE: October 29, 2018) Image: Jonathan Nackstrand/AFP US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Olina as a "ghost fleet" tanker ship, saying the vessel "departed Venezuela attempting to evade US forces.""
The US military apprehended the Olina oil tanker in the Caribbean without incident, supported by the USS Iwo Jima, USS San Antonio and USS Fort Lauderdale. US Southern Command said joint interagency forces delivered the message: "There is no safe haven for criminals." Reuters reported that Olina departed Venezuela last week and was falsely flying the flag of Timor-Leste. US Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described Olina as part of a "ghost fleet" and said the vessel departed Venezuela attempting to evade US forces. The seizure is the fifth tanker taken by the US amid efforts to restrict Venezuela's oil exports and followed other recent seizures.
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