This second tanker is not on a list of vessels sanctioned by the U.S., a source said.
Venezuela’s minister of the interior, Diosdado Cabello, condemned the operation in a Saturday post on Instagram.
“The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela denounces and rejects the theft and hijacking of a new private vessel transporting Venezuelan oil, as well as the forced disappearance of its crew, committed by military personnel of the United States of America in international waters,” Cabello said.
Saturday’s operation comes after the U.S. interdicted a large, sanctioned oil tanker known as the Skipper off the coast of Venezuela last week. The ship, previously identified by the Treasury Department as the Adisa, is an oil tanker tied to a sanctions-evading smuggling network that U.S. officials say moved Iranian oil to generate revenue for Hezbollah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard.
Why in the world is the coast guard not guarding our coasts lmao
Arrr you ready kids!
Arrrr!!!
I can’t hear you!
U.S. Coast Guard should now change their name to Americas Coast Pirates
RIP International law
Yesterday, I was shopping and saw that various US products were on sale - I still didn’t buy any and won’t be buying any in the future.
It’s only right to boycott the US, and I’m glad that a whole bunch of people in Europe seem to feel the same way.
As an American, you are doing God’s work. The only thing that gets through to these assholes is money.
Same. And people I talk to at work seem to also do this. Not just the politically interested, but regular people.
“Intercepts”Steals
It’s a blockade. Go fishing and the USA will kill you. Try to ship oil and the USA will steal it. From anyone else this would be called terrorism and piracy.
And blockades are universally considered an act of war
Unless it done by the us or it’s allies.
interceptsstealsThis comment is meant in no way whatsoever to justify this seizure.
That tanker has been dark fleet since at least 2022, and she’s been actively and obviously spoofing since then, e.g., more or less daring the Americas to sanction her, although in a normal world it should have been OFAC doing the sanctioning, not armed marines seizing the ship and cargo.
(Not that I think the sanctions, as they are now constituted, are necessary justified either.)
If it was an us ship that was sized it would be war
Kinda? The Finns seized a Russian dark fleet vessel with their military and if I remember correctly held her for several days.
There is a LOT of discussion about “safe passage” going on in the EU right now regarding this kind of ship. They are very dangerous because they have no P&I insurance if they have a spill (and you bet your ass they are not maintained to any remotely reasonable standard).
Again, I am not personally in favor of this stuff. Dangerous and irresponsible in multiple ways.
Venezuela is free to delcare war over this. It just isn’t a great idea for them to do that
It’s just in Americans nature to steal oil when and wherever they see it
Christianity is the religion of peace, after all.
Hey look, free oil.
