The U.S. is gathering more manpower and weaponry to seize the sanctioned Bella 1 as it flees in the Atlantic. Read more
Wsj - Dec 25
The US has been pursuing the tanker, identified as the Bella 1, since Sunday after spotting it off Venezuela’s coast. Read more
New York Post - Dec 24Venezuela's National Assembly has approved a measure criminalizing activities that hinder navigation and commerce, like the seizure of oil tankers. This follows recent U.S. seizures of Venezuelan oil tankers in international waters as part of President Trump's pressure campaign on Nicolás Maduro... Read more
Apnews - Dec 23
Surrounded by his top national security aides, Donald Trump took aim at Venezuela again amid the bitter row over its oil tankers, at least two of which the US has seized off the Venezuela coast Read more
Mirror - Dec 23
Trump administration is aiming to interrupt a shadow fleet of tankers that supply sanctioned oil to several U.S. adversaries. Read more
Wsj - Dec 23
The United States Coast Guard is in pursuit of a third sanctioned oil tanker near Venezuelan waters, both Reuters and Bloomberg reported on Sunday. Both outlets identified the vessel as the Bella 1, an oil tanker reportedly en route toThe post Reports: U.S. in Pursuit of Third Sanctioned Oil Tank... Read more
Brietbart - Dec 22
The pursuit of the tanker, off the coast of Venezuela, is the second such operation this weekend and the third in less than a week. Read more
Cbs News - Dec 21
Official indicates vessel is subject to sanctions after Trump’s ‘blockade’ on sanctioned tankers in and out of VenezuelaUS Coast Guard officials said on Sunday that they are tracking an oil tanker in international waters close to Venezuela, according to Reuters, marking the second such action ove... Read more
Theguardiantheguardian - Dec 21
The US has seized an oil tanker that had recently left Venezuela, according to the US Department of Homeland Security. On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump ordered a "blockade" of sanctioned oil tankers coming in or out of Venezuela. Read more
Euronews - Dec 21
DONALD Trump ordered the capture of another oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in a dramatic early morning operation. The pre-dawn move in the early hours of December 20 comes amid growing tensions between the Caribbean country and the Trump administration. It is the second oil ship taken this... Read more
The Sun - Dec 20
