US EditionUS military boards third oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean
The Bertha, carrying 1.9 million barrels of Venezuelan crude, was the tenth tanker interdicted by the Trump administration in efforts to block illicit oil linked to Maduro's regime.
- On Tuesday, U.S. military forces boarded the Bertha in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea, conducting a right-of-visit, maritime interdiction and boarding, U.S. Southern Command said.
- Amid U.S. pressure on Venezuela, at least 16 tankers fled after Maduro's apprehension, leaving only a dozen to pursue, the organization said.
- Tracking data show the vessel received Iranian crude via at-sea transfers to China, linking it to transshipment tactics, according to TankerTrackers.com co-founder Samir Madani.
- The Pentagon said it did not confirm a formal seizure of the vessel and had no further details beyond the Southern Command's post, even as the U.S. continues tanker enforcement efforts.
- Operating in defiance of the quarantine, the vessel attempted to evade, and Venezuela's use of a shadow fleet of falsely flagged tankers complicates enforcement of global supply chains.
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US Military Boards 3rd Sanctioned Oil Tanker on the Indian Ocean, Pentagon Announces
U.S. military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker on the Indian Ocean after it was tracked from the Caribbean Sea, officials announced Tuesday. The Pentagon stated that U.S. military forces boarded the Bertha vessel overnight without incident, according to a post on X. Video footage included in the post shows military helicopters flying around the vessel. “Three boats ran and now all three have been captured,” the Department of War stat…
US military boards third oil tanker linked to Venezuela
US military forces boarded a third sanctioned oil tanker in the Indian Ocean after tracking it from the Caribbean Sea in an effort to target illicit oil connected to Venezuela, the Pentagon said.An organisation that tracks ship movements said the vessel was the only tanker left to pursue after more than a dozen fled the coast of Venezuela following the capture of the South American country's authoritarian then-president, Nicolás Maduro.The board…
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The Independent (US)US military seizes another sanctioned oil tanker in Indian Ocean
This marks the tenth oil tanker interdiction by the Trump administration since the practice began in early December
The United States seized an oil tanker in the Indian Ocean for the third time in a short period Monday night. The...
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