Washington announces the seizure of the seventh oil tanker in the Caribbean
Declared The United States that its forces detained Oil tanker in The Caribbean is the seventh ship to be detained since the President announced Donald Trump imposed a blockade to prevent sanctioned ships from heading to or leaving Venezuela.
A post by the US Southern Command on the X platform on Tuesday said that the ship "Sagitta" She was "Defying President Trump’s blockade of sanctioned ships" She was detained "Without any accidents"
The Southern Command attached its circular that stated: "The only oil that will leave Venezuela is the one that is properly and legally coordinated"with a video clip of the ship from the air.
Among the seven ships detained since the US President announced the imposition of the blockade in December, a tanker linked to Russia was seized by the United States in the North Atlantic Ocean earlier this month after a manhunt while it was heading to Venezuela without carrying any cargo.
Washington deploys its forces in the Caribbean
Washington deploys a huge naval force in the Caribbean, strikes boats it says are used in drug smuggling, and also seizes tankers. Oil.
On January 3, American special forces carried out a lightning operation in Caracas that led to the arrest of President Nicolas Maduro.
Trump stresses that Venezuelan oil has come under Washington’s control, declaring that he has already confiscated quantities and sold them.
The Venezuelan authorities deny this, and say that the country’s oil is still under their control, and that the PDVSA is negotiating with United States regarding oil sales.
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