Overview
- U.S. Southern Command said forces apprehended the Motor Vessel Sagitta without incident in the Caribbean near Venezuela.
- The interception is the seventh reported since December under the quarantine targeting sanctioned tankers linked to Venezuelan crude.
- Officials did not disclose the cargo volume, the intended destination or whether the Coast Guard assumed physical custody, and released limited imagery of the action.
- Maritime records show the Sagitta has sailed under Panama and Liberia flags and is managed by a Hong Kong company, and the vessel was previously sanctioned under a 2022 Russia-related order.
- President Trump has asserted the U.S. has removed and sold tens of millions of barrels of Venezuelan oil, a claim Venezuelan authorities publicly dispute.