Overview
- U.S. Southern Command said forces supported by the Department of Homeland Security detained the vessel without incident in Caribbean waters.
- The command described the action as enforcing the removal of Venezuelan oil on lawful grounds with proper coordination.
- Shipping registries list Sagitta under Liberia’s flag and on U.S. sanctions lists tied to anti-Russia measures.
- RIA Novosti reported the detention as the seventh in roughly a month under the U.S. operations group known as Southern Spear.
- Russia’s Foreign Ministry has condemned a prior seizure of the tanker Marinera as a serious violation of maritime law.