US seizes two more sanctioned oil tankers with links to Venezuela, military says

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US seizes two more sanctioned oil tankers with links to Venezuela, military says  The UK's Ministry of Defence confirmed that it had provided "enabling support" to the US during its operation to seize the tanker.  READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2026/01/07/us-carrying-out-operation-to-seize-venezuela-linked-oil-tanker-in-atlantic-official-says  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00U.S. forces have seized two sanctioned oil tankers linked to Venezuela in back-to-back

00:05actions in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean, officials said on Wednesday.

00:10The United States had been chasing the first oil tanker, formerly known as the Bella One,

00:15since it evaded a partial U.S. blockade around Venezuela and thwarted an attempt by the U.S.

00:20Coast Guard to board it late last month. U.S. European Command said a Coast Guard cutter had

00:26pursued the tanker into the waters between Scotland and Iceland. U.S. media reported

00:31that Russia had sent a submarine to escort the empty oil tanker. It was re-flagged as

00:37Russian and renamed the marinara after turning toward Europe. U.S. officials said the tanker

00:43is part of a shadow fleet carrying oil for countries such as Venezuela, Russia and Iran

00:49in violation of U.S. sanctions. The developments are the latest in U.S. President Donald Trump's

00:55crackdown on sanctioned oil tankers going to and from Venezuela. The oil tanker guarded by Russia

01:02had been en route to Venezuela but was not carrying cargo before it evaded the U.S. blockade.

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