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US forces board a Venezuelan-linked oil tanker without incident in the Indian Ocean

Posted to Maritime Reporter on February 10, 2026

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth announced on Monday that U.S. forces boarded an oil tanker traveling from or to Venezuela after pursuing it in the Caribbean. Hegseth said in a post on X that "overnight, U.S. The U.S. stepped up its blockade of vessels going to or from Venezuela…

US seizes Venezuelan-linked tanker before Trump-Machado Meeting

Posted to Maritime Reporter on January 15, 2026

The United States has taken another Venezuelan-linked tanker. Officials told the media on Thursday ahead of the meeting between U.S. president Donald Trump and Venezuelan leader Maria Corina Machado. This is the sixth vessel that has been targeted since mid December…

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