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U.S. Seizes Tanker Sagitta in Caribbean, Seventh Since Venezuela Oil Blockade

U.S. Southern Command says the move enforces the president’s declared quarantine to allow only legally coordinated crude to depart Venezuela.

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Overview

  • U.S. Southern Command said forces intercepted the Motor Vessel Sagitta in the Caribbean on Tuesday morning without incident.
  • The detention is the seventh tanker seizure since President Donald Trump announced a December blockade targeting oil shipments linked to Venezuela.
  • Southcom stated that only oil coordinated appropriately and legally will be permitted to leave Venezuela under the quarantine.
  • The command cites a deployment of roughly a dozen warships and thousands of personnel in the Caribbean supporting the enforcement campaign.
  • Prior interdictions included a Russian-linked ship pursued into the North Atlantic, while Venezuelan interim authorities and PDVSA dispute U.S. claims of control and say they are negotiating with Washington.