{"id":110528,"date":"2026-01-09T15:40:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:40:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110528"},"modified":"2026-01-09T15:40:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:40:16","slug":"us-seizes-another-oil-tanker-linked-to-venezuela-officials-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sotnews.agency\/?p=110528","title":{"rendered":"US seizes another oil tanker linked to Venezuela, officials say"},"content":{"rendered":"
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US forces have seized another tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials said, as Washington continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnce again, our joint interagency forces sent a clear message this morning: \u2018there is no safe haven for criminals,’\u201d US Southern Command said on X.<\/p>\n

The X post on Friday morning said that Marines and sailors in coordination with the Department of Homeland Security \u201capprehended\u201d the Olina oil tanker.<\/p>\n

Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said the Olina was \u201canother \u2018ghost fleet\u2019 tanker ship suspected of carrying embargoed oil\u201d and was seized after it \u201cdeparted Venezuela attempting to evade US forces\u201d.<\/p>\n

Noem posted a video online appearing to show troops dropping onto a ship from a helicopter. The tanker, the Olina, is on multiple countries\u2019 sanctions lists.<\/p>\n

It is the fifth vessel seized by the US in recent weeks.<\/p>\n

Maritime risk company Vanguard Tech said the vessel was attempting to break through the US naval blockade in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n

It added that the vessel\u2019s location tracker was last active 52 days ago, northeast of Curaco, and that \u201cthe seizure follows a prolonged pursuit of tankers linked to sanctioned Venezuelan oil shipments in the region\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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