Overview
- Boarding video released by Attorney General Pam Bondi shows troops rappelling from a helicopter to secure the vessel during the seizure.
- Authorities allege the tanker was used to move sanctioned crude to support foreign terrorist organizations, executing a U.S. seizure warrant at sea.
- Venezuela condemns the takeover as theft and “international piracy” and says it will denounce the incident before international bodies.
- Key details remain unclear, with reports identifying the ship as the Skipper, formerly Adisa, while officials have not confirmed its flag, route or exact location.
- President Trump signals more actions to come and says CIA operations in Venezuela are authorized, following months of interdictions and a regional military buildup.