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Oil flotilla sails from Venezuela despite US blockade
Over a dozen sanctioned tankers carrying 12 million barrels of Venezuelan crude have departed in stealth mode to evade the U.S. blockade, industry sources said.
- At least a dozen oil tankers laden with Venezuelan crude and fuel have quietly slipped out of the country's waters in dark mode despite a US blockade.
- The tankers have disabled their Automatic Identification System transponders, making it harder for external observers to track their movements.
- The stealthily departing tankers have all been sanctioned by the US Treasury, according to data cited by Reuters.
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Total News Sources46
Leaning Left9Leaning Right14Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution41% Right
Bias Distribution
- 41% of the sources lean Right
41% Right
L 27%
C 32%
R 41%
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