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U.S. Seizes Tanker Off Venezuela in Coast Guard–Led Operation

The move targets sanctioned oil shipments, marking a new step in Washington’s Caribbean pressure campaign.

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Trump roba un barco petrolero de Venezuela. Maduro llama a los ciudadanos prepararse para "partirle los dientes" a EU.
El presidente de Colombia, Gustavo Petro, habla en una ceremonia en Bogotá (Archivo)
Washington (United States of America), 10/12/2025.- US President Donald J Trump makes remarks in a roundtable with high-tech business executives in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 10 December 2025. The President announced the US has seized oil tanker near Venezuela and a new special corporate immigration gold card focused on keeping students in the US. EFE/EPA/AARON SCHWARTZ / POOL

Overview

  • President Trump announced the confiscation of a large crude tanker off Venezuela, describing it as the largest ever seized after a court-approved warrant.
  • Attorney General Pamela Bondi said the FBI, Homeland Security Investigations and the U.S. Coast Guard executed the boarding with Defense support, and she published images of the operation.
  • Two U.S. officials told Reuters the Coast Guard led the interdiction with Navy support, while authorities have not formally disclosed the vessel’s name or flag.
  • The New York Times reported the ship as the Skipper, previously sanctioned over illicit Iranian oil, as Venezuelan opposition figure Carlos Paparoni identified it as the AZURE.
  • Caracas condemned the action as “illegal and brutal” intervention, and analysts noted modest oil-price gains as traders weighed higher transport and sanctions-enforcement risks.