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The US Coast Guard seized a second sanctioned oil tanker this weekend near Venezuela as part of efforts to block shipments funding narco-terrorism, officials said.
- On December 20, 2025, the United States Coast Guard seized another oil tanker in international waters during a pre-dawn operation supported by the Department of War.
- Following a Tuesday announcement of a blockade, US officials say the administration's total and complete blockade targets sanctioned oil tankers funding narco terrorism.
- The Venezuelan Government denounced the action as `theft and hijacking` and a `serious act of international piracy`, while Vice President Delcy Rodriguez warned these acts will not go unpunished and vowed to file complaints at the United Nations.
- Two vessels were intercepted in two weeks, and the United States has ramped up Caribbean naval deployments while President Donald Trump said war with Maduro's regime remains on the table.
- Historical expropriations and sanctions have produced long-running legal disputes as Venezuela nationalised its oil industry decades ago and PDVSA faced sanctions with a World Bank tribunal ordering $1.6b payment.
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Oil tanker seized off Venezuela, the second in two weeks
The US seized an oil tanker off Venezuela's coast on Saturday. It's the second time in two weeks that US forces have carried out such an action. This comes after President Donald Trump announced a block of "sanctioned oil vessels" entering and exiting Venezuela. Catherine Viette has more details.
Donald Trump’s new departure from the government of Nicolás Maduro. The United States has intercepted and confiscated on Sunday the cargo of an oil vessel in international waters, off the coast of Venezuela. It is the second vessel seized during the weekend, after which the Coast Guard intercepted on Saturday. It is also the third in a few days, if one takes into account the operation with which Washington began this campaign on December 10, the…
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