One America News Network OAN Staff Blake Wolf
The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a third oil tanker in international waters on Sunday as the Trump administration continues to enforce its blockade of all Venezuelan oil tankers under sanctions, according to reports from several outlets.
According to reports from Reuters, Bloomberg, and Axios, citing anonymous officials, the U.S. Coast Guard pursued an oil tanker in international waters near Venezuela, representing the third in less than a week.
“The United States Guard is in active pursuit of a sanctioned dark fleet vessel that is part of Venezuela’s illegal sanctions evasion,” a U.S. official told Reuters. “It is flying a false flag and under a judicial seizure order.”
A separate official told Reuters that the vessel had not yet been boarded as of Sunday morning, and that interceptions may range from sailing or flying near the ships in question.
Sunday’s operation follows the seizure of a second oil tanker on Saturday, which was confirmed by Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
According to an Axios report, the ship pursued on Sunday was the Panamanian-flagged Bella 1, which was not filled with oil during the time it was pursued, as it was on its way back to Venezuela.
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