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US intercepts third vessel off Venezuela’s coast in second operation this weekend
The U.S. Coast Guard intercepted a third sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuela in under a week to enforce a blockade aimed at cutting off Maduro's regime oil revenue.
- On December 21, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, marking the second operation this weekend and third interception in less than a week.
- Amid a declared blockade of sanctioned tankers, U.S. forces target Venezuela's oil exports, which account for more than half of its revenue, following President Donald Trump's order.
- U.S. officials identified specific ships including the Bella 1, a Panamanian-flagged tanker under sanction en route to Venezuela, and the Centuries, Panama-registered but not sanctioned, while the Coast Guard boarded a tanker on Dec. 20 holding sanctioned PDVSA oil.
- Caracas denounced the seizures as an 'act of international piracy' and promised international complaints, while oil traders told Reuters the moves raise geopolitical risks and could push prices higher when Asian trading resumes on Dec 22.
- Some international treaties consider blockades acts of war, raising legal risk for the U.S. campaign, while analysts warn seizures could encourage Ukraine and European governments to target shadow‑fleet vessels as House Republicans limit congressional oversight.
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The U.S. Coast Guard was pursuing a third oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela on Sunday, according to multiple reports. The pursuit comes less than 24 hours after Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced the seizure of a second oil tanker in the Caribbean following its first seizure of a tanker it said was carrying illicit oil near Venezuelan waters on Dec. 10. The reports of Sunday’s Coast Guard pursuit detail that the ship in questi…
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The US is once again trying to seize a sanctioned oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela.
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