US intercepts second merchant vessel off coast of Venezuela in international waters
Move comes days after Trump announces ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers and US seizes tankerUS forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to two US officials, the Associated Press reported.The move comes days after Donald...
<p>Move comes days after Trump announces ‘blockade’ of sanctioned oil tankers and US seizes tanker</p><p>US forces on Saturday stopped a second merchant vessel off the coast of Venezuela in international waters, according to two US officials, the Associated Press reported.</p><p>The move comes days after Donald Trump announced a “blockade” of all sanctioned oil tankers coming in to and out of the South American country and follows the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/10/us-forces-reportedly-seize-oil-tanker-off-venezuela-coast">seizure</a> by US forces of an oil tanker off Venezuela’s coast on 10 December.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/20/us-second-merchant-vessel-venezuela">Continue reading...</a>
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