Venezuela Says US Navy Raided a Tuna Boat in the Caribbean as Tensions Rise

Russia Condemns U.S. Destroyer’s Interception of Venezuelan Fishing Boat - teleSUR English

Moscow voices solidarity with Caracas after incident involving USS Jason Dunham. On Sunday, Russia’s ambassador to Venezuela, Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov, expressed concern over the illegal boarding of a Venezuelan fishing vessel by the crew of the U.S. destroyer USS Jason Dunham. RELATED: China Condemns U.S. Actions After Venezuelan Fishing Boat Incident “We received with deep concern the news about the serious provocation suffered by the Venezuela…

Venezuela Says US Navy Raided a Tuna Boat in the Caribbean as Tensions Rise

Foreign Minister Yván Gil told journalists the Venezuelan tuna boat was “illegally and hostilely boarded by a United States Navy destroyer” and 18 armed personnel who remained on the vessel for eight hours.

Venezuela Accuses U.S. Destroyer of Illegally Boarding Fishing Vessel

The Venezuelan government announced on Saturday that a U.S. destroyer intercepted, boarded and occupied aVenezuelan tuna fishing vessel for eight hours in the waters of the South American country's Special Economic Zone on Friday.

Venezuela accuses US navy of ‘Hostile’ boarding of tuna boat

The Venezuelan government yesterday claimed a tuna fishing vessel within its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was ‘illegally’ and ‘hostilely’ assaulted by a US Navy Destroyer- the USS Jason Dunham. This follows a ramped US military presence in the southern Caribbean in the past few weeks and the lethal strike which killed 11 departing from Venezuela […]

Venezuela Accuses US Destroyer For Hostile Boarding Of Vessel With 18 Armed Agents

The incident occurred days after a U.S. military strike in the Caribbean killed 11 Venezuelans and sank a boat.