US EditionCoast Guard is pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, US official says
The U.S. Coast Guard targets a 'dark fleet' to enforce sanctions and disrupt Venezuelan oil revenue funding criminal and terrorist groups, with over 30 ships sanctioned, officials said.
- The U.S. Coast Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel in international waters near Venezuela, U.S. officials confirmed on Sunday during an ongoing interdiction campaign.
- The blockade and recent seizures have set the enforcement backdrop, including the Skipper seizure on December 10 and the Centuries in a predawn operation.
- Boarding teams attempted to board Bella 1 but were rebuffed, prompting pursuit with helicopter support from the Defense Department; the vessel is under a judicial seizure order and flying a false flag.
- If successful, the third interception in less than two weeks would prompt Caracas to denounce the seizures as "theft and hijacking", with Venezuelan Vice President Delcy Rodríguez warning of reports to the United Nations Security Council.
- Broader effects include tankers diverting away from Venezuelan waters amid a U.S. military buildup featuring the USS Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier and intensified Department of Defense strikes, while China's foreign minister Wang Yi criticized the actions on Wednesday.
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